Mubasher: The Qatar stock exchange (QSE) ended Monday’s trading session in negative territory, pressured by the fall of four sectors.
The general index plunged 109.35 points, or 1.10%, to 9,832.68 points, the steepest decline since mid-August 2017.
The bourse’s liquidity decreased to QAR 183.32 million on Monday from QAR 197.58 million on Sunday, while the trading volume declined to 5.59 million shares against 6.06 million in the previous session.
The banking sector topped the QSE’s losers falling 1.80% on the back of the heavyweight Qatar National Bank’s (QNB) 2.82% drop.
Similarly, the industrial sector retreated 1.11% as Qatar Industrial Manufacturing (QIMD) decreased by 2.33%.
On the other hand, the goods and services sector headed the bourse’s three gainers adding 0.38% as Zad Holding Group grew 3.16%.
By the end of the session, Barwa Real Estate’s stock, which advanced 0.54%, led the QSE in terms of liquidity with QAR 24.9 million, while Vodafone Qatar’s stock, which went down 1.69%, spearheaded the market in terms of trading volume with 1.2 million shares.
