QSE Index Drops 0.57% at Start of Trading

Doha: The general index of Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) dropped 60.15 points, or 0.57%, at the start of trading on Sunday, down to the level of 10,405 points, compared to Thursday's closing. The index was weighed dawn by a decline in all sectors: Telecoms by 0.30%; Banks and Financial Services by 0.42%; Consumer Goods and Services by 0.63%; Industrials by 0.64%; Transportation by 0.79%; Real Estate by 1.16%; and Insurance by 1.39%. By 10:00 am, 46.919 million shares were traded in 3,893 transactions valued QR 11.534 million. Source: Qatar News Agency