Mubasher: The Qatar stock exchange (QSE) ended Tuesday’s trading in the red, pressured by the drop of five sectors, amid low liquidity.
The general index fell 66.24 points, or 0.72%, to finish at 9,091.33 points.
The QSE’s liquidity decreased to QAR 294.08 million in the mid-week session from QAR 591.61 million on Monday, while the trading volume decreased to 10.38 million shares against 14.66 million in the previous session.
The banking sector topped the QSE’s decliners falling 0.97% as Islamic Holding Group and Qatar National Bank went down 3.02% and 1.55%, respectively.
Likewise, the industrial sector retreated 0.26% after Gulf International Services dropped 5.88%.
On the flipside, the goods sector headed the bourse’s risers adding 2.99%, encouraged by Qatar Fuel’s 6.06% increase.
The transportation sector went up 0.21% after Qatar Navigation grew 1.92%.
By the end of the session, Mesaieed’s stock, which advanced 1.01%, led the market in terms of trading volume with 2.4 million shares, generating QAR 40.7 million in a liquidity.
