Kuwait Stock Exchange closes trading with its general index up by 3.27 points

Kuwait City, Sept 9 (KUNA) -- The Kuwait Stock Exchange closed its trading session on Wednesday with its general index rising by 3.27 points, or 0.04 percent, to reach 8,928.01 points. A total of 378.8 million shares were traded across 28,122 cash transactions valued at 106 million Kuwaiti dinars (approximately $326.19 million).

The main market index rose by 24.63 points, or 0.27 percent, to reach 9,281.64 points, with 210.6 million shares traded through 16,441 cash transactions valued at 43.5 million dinars (approximately $156.6 million).

The first market index fell by 1.09 points, or 0.01 percent, to reach 9,316.12 points, with 168.2 million shares traded across 11,681 cash transactions valued at 62.5 million dinars (approximately $191.2 million).

The Main 50 Index also declined by 17.47 points, or 0.16 percent, to reach 11,047.64 points, with 153.4 million shares traded through 10,974 cash transactions valued at 29.7 million dinars (approximately $90.8 million).

Among the most active gainers were Awal Takaful, Aabar, Hotels, and EVA, while the most significant decliners were Al-Mu'ahadat, Tahasilat, Al-I'ada, and Wathiq. (End) M.K.A. / H.T.