Kuwait Stock Exchange closes its trading with a decline of 65.10 points in its general index
Kuwait Stock Exchange general index fell by 65.10 points amid trading volume of 91 million dinars.
Translated by Qiyas from كونا — Original source
Kuwait City, September 20 (KUNA) – The Kuwait Stock Exchange closed its trading today, Sunday, with its general index down by 65.10 points, or 0.73 percent, to stand at 8,848.06 points. A total of 347 million shares were traded across 24,547 cash transactions valued at 91.5 million Kuwaiti dinars (approximately $298.2 million).
The main market index fell by 94.49 points, or 0.99 percent, to 9,435.60 points, with 221.4 million shares traded in 15,809 cash transactions worth 44 million dinars (approximately $143.4 million).
The first market index declined by 62.21 points, or 0.67 percent, to 9,182.24 points, as 125.6 million shares changed hands in 8,738 cash transactions valued at 47.4 million dinars (approximately $154.5 million).
The Main 50 index dropped by 208.69 points, or 1.81 percent, to 11,310.57 points, with 169.1 million shares traded in 10,288 cash transactions worth 30.6 million dinars (approximately $99.7 million).
The most-gained stocks were Kuwait Finance House (KFH), Gulf Bank, Petrochemical Industries Company, and Kuwait Cement Company, while the most-lost stocks were Meraat, Nabisco, Al-Deyr, and Mubadil. (End)
