Doha: Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) general index closed at 9,691.480 points on Wednesday, 102.550 points (1.05 percent) down from its previous closing.

A trading volume of 145,002,491 shares was traded in 18,956 transactions in all sectors, with a total trading value of QR 493,170,029.697.

The prices of 11 companies went up and those of 36 declined, while five companies maintained their previous closing price.

The market capitalization closed at QR 563,261,586,004.070 compared to QR 569,317,864,799.750 in the previous session.

Source: Qatar News Agency