Doha: The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) index closed lower on Sunday, with a decline of 8.42 points, or 0.08 percent, bringing it to a total of 10,704.40 points. This marks a notable shift in the market’s performance for the day.

According to Qatar News Agency, during the trading session, a total of 77,183,391 shares were exchanged, amounting to a value of QAR 234,086,430.762. These transactions were carried out through 15,133 trades across various sectors of the market. The session concluded with 17 companies witnessing an increase in their share prices, while 33 companies experienced a decline. Meanwhile, two companies ended the day with their share prices unchanged.

By the close of the trading session, the market capitalization was reported to be QAR 638,849,665,364.726. This was a decrease from the previous session’s market capitalization, which stood at QAR 639,650,156,798.460.