Doha: The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) index closed Thursday's trading lower by 159.96 points, or 1.40 percent, to settle at 11,229.06 points. During the session, a total of 150,055,889 shares were traded, with a value of QAR 474,638,637.200, through 26,719 transactions across all sectors.

According to Qatar News Agency, shares of two companies rose during the session, and 50 companies saw their stocks decline, while one company maintained its previous closing price. At the end of the trading session, the market capitalization stood at QAR 669,379,930,492.370, compared to QAR 679,095,522,890.056 in the previous session.