Doha, October 19 (QNA) - The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) general index fell 12.68 points, or 0.15%, to 8,620 points at the opening of trading on Monday, as losses in four sectors outweighed gains in three others.

Transportation stocks led the decliners, with the sector falling 1.77%, followed by Real Estate (-0.96%), Consumer Goods and Services (-0.91%), and Insurance (-0.73%).

On the other hand, Telecoms gained 0.46%, Banks and Financial Services rose 0.34%, and Industrials edged up 0.10%.

By 10:00 a.m., turnover reached QR 29.2 million, with 59.409 million shares traded in 4,636 transactions. (QNA)