Kuwait Stock Exchange closes with its general index rising by 6.40 points
The Kuwait Stock Exchange closed with its general index rising by 6.40 points amid active trading.
Translated by Qiyas from كونا — Original source
Kuwait City, Sept 24 (KUNA) – The Kuwait Stock Exchange closed its trading session on Thursday with its general index rising by 6.40 points, or 0.07 percent, to reach 8,837.01 points. A total of 351.6 million shares were traded across 23,979 cash transactions valued at 87.9 million dinars (approximately $265.8 million).
The main market index rose by 21.40 points, or 0.23 percent, to reach 9,159.19 points, with 256.3 million shares traded in 15,286 cash transactions valued at 43.6 million dinars (approximately $133.8 million).
The first market index also rose, gaining 3.55 points, or 0.04 percent, to reach 9,227.08 points, as 95.2 million shares were traded in 8,693 transactions valued at 44.2 million dinars (approximately $135.6 million).
Meanwhile, the Main 50 Index rose by 76.70 points, or 0.73 percent, to reach 10,539.71 points, with 117.9 million shares traded in 10,183 cash transactions valued at 25.8 million dinars (approximately $79.2 million).
Among the most gainer stocks were Markaz, W Al-Arabiya, Watania, and Asico, while the biggest decliners were Tharia, Petroleum, Qanawin A, and Tamdeen A. (End) M.K.A. / A.M.H.
