Mubasher: The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) started Monday’s trading session down, pressured by the drop of four sectors.

By 09:50 am Qatar time, the general index fell 146.58 points, or 0.16%, to 9,209.71 points.

The bourse's turnover amounted to QAR 9.05 million after 314,640 shares were traded through 226 transactions.

The real estate sector topped the QSE’s four losers falling 0.93% as Barwa Real Estate went down 1.15%.

Similarly, the banking sector decreased 0.17%, dragged down by Commercial Bank of Qatar (CBQ) which dropped 1.57%.

Meanwhile, the industrial sector headed the bourse’s two gainers adding 0.19% as Gulf International Services rose 0.87%, while the goods and services sector levelled up 0.06% due to Mannai Corporation’s 1.03%.

Ezdan Holding Group’s stock, which retreated 0.99%, led the QSE in terms of trading volume with 92,200 shares, while Qatar Fuel’s stock, which advanced 0.34%, topped the market in terms of liquidity with QAR 1.6 million.