Doha: The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) index ended Wednesday's session down 78.45 points, or 0.77%, at 10,176.15 points. A total of 153,171,423 shares were traded, with a total value of QR 348,786,204.959, through 22,392 transactions across all sectors.

According to Qatar News Agency, shares of nine companies advanced, while 43 companies declined and one company closed unchanged. The market capitalization stood at QR 614,141,218,482.338 at the close of trading, down from QR 619,627,207,896.164 in the previous session.