Mubasher: The Qatar stock exchange (QSE) closed Sunday’s trading session in the red, dragged by the fall of six sectors, synchronising with high liquidity.

The general index declined 79.93 points, or 0.80%, to finish at 9,942.03 points.

The bourse’s liquidity increased to QAR 197.58 million on Sunday from QAR 185.76 million on Thursday, while the trading volume levelled up to 6.06 million shares against 5.31 million in the previous session.

The insurance sector topped the QSE’s decliners falling 2.04%, dragged by Qatar Insurance’s 2.82% drop.

Similarly, the banking sector retreated 0.93% as Doha Bank fell 5.98%, while the industrial sector decreased by 0.33% after Investment Holding Group went down 1.76%.

Meanwhile, the goods and services sector was the bourse’s only gainer adding 1.33% as Zad Holding Group and Qatar Fuel (Woqod) rose 5.38% and 2.35%, respectively.

By the end of the session, Woqos’s stock led the QSE in terms of liquidity with QAR 35.5 million, while Doha Bank’s stock spearheaded the market in terms of trading volume with 1.2 million shares.

Source: Mubasher

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