Kuwait Stock Exchange Closes Trading with General Index Down 46.75 Points
Kuwait Stock Exchange closes trading with general index down 46.75 points, while main index rises, with trades valued at 100 million dinars
Translated by Qiyas from كونا — Original source
Kuwait City, September 29 (KUNA) – The Kuwait Stock Exchange closed its trading session on Tuesday with its general index down by 46.75 points, or 0.53 percent, to stand at 8,797.63 points. A total of 309.8 million shares were traded across 24,033 cash transactions valued at 100.1 million Kuwaiti dinars (approximately 325.9 million US dollars).
The main market index rose by 11.62 points, or 0.13 percent, to reach 9,153.27 points, driven by the trading of 166 million shares through 13,734 cash transactions worth 36.6 million dinars (approximately 119.1 million US dollars).
The first market index fell by 61.61 points, or 0.67 percent, to 9,178.52 points, with 143.7 million shares traded via 10,299 cash transactions valued at 63.5 million dinars (approximately 206.7 million US dollars).
The Main 50 index declined by 65.95 points, or 0.64 percent, to 10,314.95 points, as 98.1 million shares changed hands through 8,844 cash transactions totaling 22.9 million dinars (approximately 74.5 million US dollars).
Among the top gainers were Asas, Ahliya T, Midan, and Nabisco, while Al-Anzima, Markaz, Hotels, and Aabar were the biggest decliners. (End) A.D./A.M.H.
