Doha, October 15 (QNA) - Qatar Stock Exchange index fell 1.35 on Thursday, shedding 120.96 points to close at 8,810.17.

Trading on the Qatar Stock Exchange saw 164,690,519 shares change hands, with a total value of QR381,547,798.348 across 23,865 transactions in all sectors.

Shares of 8 companies rose during the session and those of 42 companies declined, while four closed unchanged.

The market's total capitalization reached QR535,632,155,147.374 at the close compared to QR542,997,531,385.798 in the previous session. (QNA)