Doha: Qatar Stock Exchange index lost 65.06 points, or 0.69%, at the beginning of trading on Wednesday, dropping to the level of 9311 points compared to the close of Tuesday's session. The general index was weighed down by a decline in all sectors: Real Estate by 1.21%; Telecoms by 0.87%; Banks and Financial Services by 0.85%; Industrials by 0.57%, Transportation by 0.21%, Consumer Goods and Services by 0.18%; and Insurance by 0.14%. At 10:00 am, 24.136 million shares were traded in 2,308 transactions valued QR 59.943 million. Source: Qatar News Agency