Doha:The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) index experienced a decline on Thursday, closing lower by 96.58 points, or 0.95 percent, to settle at 10,028.38 points.

According to Qatar News Agency, the trading volume for the day reached 198,532,217 shares, with a total turnover amounting to QAR 497,502,231.336, executed through 31,465 transactions across all sectors.

The session saw the shares of 12 companies advance, while 39 others recorded declines, and two companies remained unchanged from their previous closing prices. The market capitalization at the end of trading was QAR 612,461,197,294.310, a decrease from QAR 616,587,811,242.172 in the previous session.