Doha: The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) index closed Monday's trading lower by 42.31 points, or 0.37 percent, to settle at 11,426.59 points. During the session, a total of 145,255,487 shares were traded, with a value of QAR 429,524,601.412, through 24,022 transactions across all sectors.

According to Qatar News Agency, shares of 17 companies rose during the session, while 32 companies saw their stocks decline. Five companies maintained their previous closing prices. At the end of the trading session, the market capitalization stood at QAR 682,204,802,322.492, compared to QAR 4,780,777,687.650 in the previous session.