Doha: The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) general index dropped 22.94 points, or 0.22%, at the start of Monday's trading, down to 10,640 points compared to the previous session's closing.

According to Qatar News Agency, the market was weighed down in the Insurance sector by 0.07%, Real Estate by 0.14%, Industrials by 0.15%, Consumer Goods and Services by 0.39%, and Banks and Financial Services by 0.42%. Meanwhile, performance was positive for Telecoms, which rose by 0.51%, and Transportation, which saw a slight increase of 0.09%.

By 10:00 am, QSE reported a turnover of QR 60.127 million, with 26.258 million shares traded in 3,376 transactions.