QSE Index Opens Lower

Doha, August 12 (QNA) - The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) general index fell 22.04 points, or 0.19%, to 11,349 at the start of trading on Tuesday, down from the previous session's close.

Gains were recorded in Insurance (+1.00%), Real Estate (+0.65%), and Telecoms (+0.43%). The decline was driven mainly by losses in four sectors: Banks and Financial Services (-0.33%), Industrials (-0.22%), Consumer Goods and Services (-0.09%), and Transportation (-0.04%).

As of 10:00 am, the market saw a trading volume of 61.055 million shares, with a total turnover of QRآ 89.786 million across 3,189 transactions. (QNA)