Doha: The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) index closed Thursday's trading lower by 129.96 points, or 1.26 percent, to settle at 10,160.33 points.

According to Qatar News Agency, during the session, a total of 166,678,090 shares were traded, with a value of QAR 456,752,442.912, through 28,676 transactions across all sectors. Shares of 13 companies advanced, while 39 declined, and one company remained unchanged.

At the close, the market capitalization stood at QAR 600,611,993,095.684, compared to QAR 607,205,521,532.928 in the previous session.