Doha: The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) index closed Wednesday's trading session down 15.78 points, or 0.16%, to settle at 10,006.91 points. A total of 156,088,781 shares were traded during the session, with a total value of QAR 379,594,647.226 across 34,989 transactions in all sectors.

According to Qatar News Agency, shares of 13 companies advanced, while 34 companies declined, and five companies closed unchanged. The fluctuations in stock prices have impacted the market capitalization, which at the close of trading stood at QAR 600,677,725,452.204. This marked a decrease compared with the previous session's market capitalization of QAR 602,929,373,680.532.