Kuwait Stock Exchange Closes Trading with General Index Up by 18.07 Points
The Kuwait Stock Exchange General Index rose by 18.07 points amid active trading, with shares of Al-Kout, Yobak, Qeywan, and Unicap declining.
Translated by Qiyas from كونا — Original source
Kuwait City, September 14 (KUNA) – The Kuwait Stock Exchange closed its trading session on Monday with its general index rising by 18.07 points, or 0.20 percent, to reach 8,962.24 points. A total of 463.1 million shares were traded across 32,516 cash transactions valued at 121.8 million Kuwaiti dinars (approximately $397.5 million).
The main market index rose by 49.33 points, or 0.52 percent, to reach 9,476.63 points, with 305.5 million shares traded in 22,562 cash transactions valued at 68.1 million dinars (approximately $222.2 million).
The first market index increased by 12.34 points, or 0.13 percent, to reach 9,317.90 points, with 157.5 million shares traded in 9,954 cash transactions valued at 53.6 million dinars (approximately $205.1 million).
The Main 50 Index rose by 100.77 points, or 0.90 percent, to reach 11,348.25 points, with 220.1 million shares traded in 13,788 cash transactions valued at 44.1 million dinars (approximately $143.9 million).
Among the top gainers were Matarat, Awal Takaful, Qeywan A, and Al-Anzima, while the biggest decliners were Hotels, Yopak, Al-Kout, and Unicab. (End)
