Doha:The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) Index began trading on Sunday with a decline of 84.27 points, or 0.94%, bringing the index down to 8,921 points. The drop was a result of downturns across all sectors.

According to Qatar News Agency, the QSE data indicated negative performances in several sectors. The Real Estate and Insurance sectors both declined by 0.49%, while Telecoms decreased by 0.54%. The Banks and Financial Services sector saw a reduction of 0.58%, and Transportation fell by 0.61%. The Consumer Goods and Services sector experienced a 0.93% decrease, and Industrials was the hardest hit with a 1.71% drop.

By 1000 am, the turnover at the exchange reached QR 48.132 million, with a total of 26.227 million shares exchanged in 2,864 transactions.