Doha:The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) index experienced a decline of 0.51% at the start of Thursday trading, falling by 46.61 points to reach 9,167 points. This decrease was attributed to pressures from three key sectors.

According to Qatar News Agency, the QSE data showed positive performances in the Transportation sector with a rise of 0.51%, Insurance with an increase of 0.33%, Real Estate up by 0.15%, and Consumer Goods and Services climbing by 0.13%. In contrast, the Banks and Financial Services sector saw a decrease of 0.35%, Telecoms dropped by 0.41%, and Industrials fell significantly by 1.67%.

By 1000 am, the Qatar Stock Exchange had recorded 3,913 transactions, amounting to a trading volume of QR 555.284 million, with 30.815 million shares being exchanged. Additionally, trading in debt instruments totaled QR 485.111 million across three transactions.