The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) Monday settled marginally higher despite losers outnumbering gainers by wide margin.The real estate, banking and transport counters witnessed higher than average demand as the 20-stock Qatar Index rose 0.06% to 10,621.19 points.The foreign funds turned net buyers in the main market, whose year-to-date gains improved to 0.47%.The local retail investors were seen bullish in the main bourse, whose capitalisation added QR0.61bn or 0.1% to QR635.47bn, mainly on microcap segments.The Gulf individuals were increasingly net buyers in the main market, which saw as many as 7,315 exchange traded funds (sponsored by AlRayan Bank and Doha Bank) valued at QR0.03mn trade across 10 deals.The foreign individuals continued to be net buyers but with lesser intensity in the main bourse, whose trade turnover and volumes were on the rise.The Islamic index was seen declining vis-à-vis gains in the other indices of the main market, which saw no trading of treasury bills.The domestic institutions turned net profit takers in the main bourse, which saw no trading of sovereign bonds.The Total Return Index was up 0.06% and the All Share Index by 0.15%, while the All Islamic Index shed 0.22% in the main market.The real estate sector index shot up 1.08%, banks and financial services (0.73%) and transport (0.21%); while insurance declined 1.74%, industrials (1.04%), consumer goods and services (0.34%) and telecom (0.27%).As many as 11 stocks gained, while 37 declined and three were unchanged.Major movers in the main market include Beema, Barwa, QNB, Nakilat and Dukhan Bank.Nevertheless, about 73% of the traded constituents were in the red with major shakers being Qatar General Insurance and Reinsurance, Baladna, QLM, Aamal Company, Estithmar Holding, Dlala, Qatar German Medical Devices, Mannai Corporation, Qatar National Cement, Industries Qatar, Gulf International Services, Mesaieed Petrochemical Holding and Vodafone Qatar. In the junior bourse, Techno Q saw its shares depreciate in value.The foreign funds turned net buyers to the tune of QR5.57mn compared with net sellers of QR16.26mn the previous day.The local retail investors were net buyers to the extent of QR2.22mn against net sellers of QR4.8mn on November 30.The Gulf individuals’ net buying increased marginally to QR0.83mn compared to QR0.54mn on Sunday.However, the Arab individual investors turned net sellers to the tune of QR5.86mn against net buyers of QR0.16mn the previous day.The domestic funds were net profit takers to the extent of QR4.97mn compared with net buyers of QR15.63mn on November 30.The foreign individual investors’ net buying declined perceptibly to QR1.69mn against QR2.75mn on Sunday.The Gulf institutions’ net buying weakened markedly to QR0.49mn compared to QR1.92mn the previous day.The Arab institutions’ net buying shrank marginally to QR0.02mn against QR0.04mn on November 30.The main market saw a 16% jump in trade volumes to 110.6mn shares, 64% in value to QR344.03mn and 55% in deals to 16,428.In the venture market, a total of 0.28mn equities valued at QR0.61mn changed hands across 71 transactions.