Doha: Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) general index closed at 9,279.05 points on Wednesday, 97.83 points (1.04 percent) down from its previous closing. A trading volume of 162,897,944 shares was registered in 18,823 transactions in all sectors, with a total trading value of QR 496,927,879.586. The prices of 5 companies rose and those of 44 declined, while one company maintained its previous closing prices. The market capitalization closed at QR 536,738,065,563.250 versus QR 542,466,049,461.360 in the previous session. Source: Qatar News Agency