Doha – Mubasher: The Qatar Stock Exchange’s main index closed Sunday, first trading session in 2016, in the red zone, as it declined 1.11% or about 115.62 points to the level of 10,313.74 points.
Also, Al Rayan Islamic Index lost 1.26% to 3,807.34 points, and the All Shares Index slipped 0.97% to 2,749.98 points.
Trading volume reached 2.01 million shares worth QAR 67.43 million through 1,321 trades, versus 5.34 million shares exchanged at QAR 213.34 million through 2,705 trades on Thursday.
Insurance was the only riser among main sectors as it moved 1.39% higher, while the industrial sector fell 2.05%.
Sunday’s trading saw 38 shares changing hands, six of them closed higher, 30 others shrank and the two remaining were flat.
Qatar General Insurance and Reinsurance was the top performer after advancing 6.65%, whereas Qatar Islamic Insurance was the lowest with a drop of 5.56%.
Vodafone Qatar recorded the biggest trading volume after 371,550 shares were exchanged, while Gulf International was the value leader with about QAR 13 million.
The QSE’s benchmark index closed Thursday with a decline of 0.06% or about 6.31 points to the level of 10,429.36 points.
