Mubasher: The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) started Sunday’s trading session down, pressured by the drop of four sectors.
By 09:55 am Qatar time, the main index fell 0.21 % or 18.57 points to 8,874.70 points.
Turnover amounted to QAR 34.7 million after 1.6 million shares were traded through 658 transactions.
The banking sector topped the QSE’s losers shedding 0.70% as Qatar First Bank lost 2.01%.
Similarly, the goods sector declined 0.32% after the drop of Ak Meera Consumer Goods Company and Medicare Group with 1.63% and 1.35%, respectively.
Meanwhile, the real estate sector topped the bourse’s gainers adding 0.44%, encouraged by Barwa Real Estate and Mazaya Qatar Real Estate Development Company which grew 2.77% and 0.78%, respectively.
The industrial sector rose 0.18% on the back of Gulf International Investment’s 3.6% surge.
Qatar First Bank led the market in terms of trading volume with 621,400 shares, while Barwa Real Estate led the bourse in terms of liquidity with QAR 10.4 million.
