Doha: The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) general index declined by 6.16 points, or 0.06%, to 10,683 points at the start of trading on Thursday, compared with the previous session's close.

According to Qatar News Agency, market data showed gains in the Insurance sector by 0.61%, Consumer Goods and Services by 0.41%, Industrials by 0.38%, Real Estate by 0.27%, and Transportation by 0.04%. However, the index was weighed down by losses in Banks and Financial Services by 0.37% and Telecoms by 0.71%.

By 10:00 am, QSE reported a turnover of QR 100.171 million from 59.023 million shares traded across 4,114 transactions.