Post: Qatar Stock Exchange Index Starts Trading Down 0.24 %

Doha: Qatar Stock Exchange index declined by 0.24% at the beginning of Wednesday's trading, losing 24.25 points and dropping to the level of 10,169 points, pressured by six sectors. Qatar Stock Exchange attributed the decline in the general index to the negative performance of the industrial sector by 0.28%, and both the consumer goods and services sector and the banking and financial services sector by 0.20% each. This was followed by the transportation sector by 0.16%, the telecommunications sector by 0.05% and the insurance sector by 0.02%. On the other hand, the performance of the real estate sector was positive by 0.13%. At 10:00 am, Qatar Stock Exchange recorded 2,450 transactions worth QR 71.581 million, distributed over 35.703 million shares. Source: Qatar News Agency