Kuwait Stock Exchange closes with general index down 28.88 points
The Kuwait Stock Exchange general index fell by 28.88 points amid active trading.
Translated by Qiyas from كونا — Original source
Kuwait City, September 17 (KUNA) – The Kuwait Stock Exchange closed its trading session on Thursday with its general index down by 28.88 points, or 0.32 percent, to stand at 8,913.16 points. A total of 488 million shares were traded across 30,334 cash transactions, valued at 146.14 million Kuwaiti dinars (approximately $448.2 million).
The main market index rose by 13.23 points, or 0.14 percent, to reach 9,530.09 points, driven by the trading of 285.7 million shares through 18,376 cash transactions worth 56.7 million dinars (approximately $174 million).
The first market index fell by 39.35 points, or 0.42 percent, to 9,244.45 points, with 202.3 million shares traded via 11,958 cash transactions valued at 89.4 million dinars (approximately $274.4 million).
The Main 50 index increased by 45.48 points, or 0.40 percent, to 11,519.26 points, as 218 million shares were exchanged through 12,197 cash transactions totaling 38.8 million dinars (approximately $119.11 million).
Among the most gaining stocks were Mubadla, Emirates, Manazil, and Manazil, while the most declining stocks were Gulf T, Al Jazira, Petrochemical, and Hotels. (End) M.K.A. / A.M.H.
