Doha: Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) general index closed at 9,794.480 points on Tuesday, 69.930 points (0.710 percent) down from its previous closing.

A trading volume of 134,289,331 shares was traded in 14,986 transactions in all sectors, with a total trading value of QR 417,668,140.928.

The prices of 26 companies went up and those of 19 declined, while four companies maintained their previous closing price.

The market capitalization closed at QR 569,317,864,799.750 compared to QR 572,230,452,537.330 in the previous session.

Source: Qatar News Agency