Doha:The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) index experienced a decline of 0.55% in early trading on Wednesday, dropping by 66.61 points from the previous session’s close to settle at 10,110 points. This decrease was influenced by downturns across five sectors.

According to Qatar News Agency, the data from QSE highlighted positive performances in the Insurance sector, which rose by 0.27%, and the Consumer Goods and Services sector, which increased by 0.23%. In contrast, declines were noted in Transportation (-0.22%), Banks and Financial Services (-0.45%), Telecoms (-0.73%), Industrials (-0.76%), and Real Estate (-0.77%).

By 1000 am, the QSE recorded 5,699 transactions, amounting to QR 125.741 million, with a total of 67.986 million shares traded.