Mubasher: The Qatar stock exchange (QSE) ended Thursday’s trading session in negative territory for the fifth session in a row, dragged down by the fall of the telecommunication and banking sectors.
The general index levelled down 39.07 points, or 0.40%, to finish at 9,766.33 points.
The telecommunication topped the QSE’s losers falling 0.75% as Ooredoo and Vodafone Qatar plunged 0.87% and 0.57%, respectively.
Similarly, the banking sector retreated 0.21%, dragged by Islamic Holding Group’s 2.59% drop.
On the other hand, the real estate sector headed the bourse’s gainers adding 0.76% after Ezdan Holding Group and United Development Company grew 3.47% and 0.62%, respectively.
The industrial sector inched up 0.145 as Gulf International Services added 3.36%.
By the end of the session, Barwa Real Estate’s stock, which fell 4.10%, led the QSE in terms of trading volume with 4.42 million shares, generating QAR 161.89 million in liquidity, the highest since April 2015.