Kuwait Stock Exchange Closes Trading with a Drop of 65.67 Points in Its General Index
Kuwait Stock Exchange general index drops 65.67 points amid active trading.
Translated by Qiyas from كونا — Original source
Kuwait City, 1 Oct (KUNA) – The Kuwait Stock Exchange closed its trading session on Thursday with its general index down by 65.67 points, or 0.75 percent, to stand at 8,713.71 points. A total of 236.8 million shares were traded across 20,679 cash transactions valued at 74.5 million dinars (approximately $228.7 million).
The main market index fell by 134.95 points, or 1.48 percent, to 8,959.69 points, with 146 million shares changing hands in 12,842 cash deals worth 30.2 million dinars (around $92.7 million).
The first market index declined by 54.33 points, or 0.59 percent, to 9,113.60 points, as 90.7 million shares were traded in 8,737 transactions valued at 44.3 million dinars (about $136 million).
The Main 50 Index dropped by 101.17 points, or 0.99 percent, to 10,111.43 points, with 82.7 million shares traded in 8,637 cash deals worth 20.15 million dinars (approximately $61.8 million).
Among the top gainers were Petrochemical Industries Company (PIC), Kuwait Finance House (KFH), Sahel, and Kuwait Telecommunications Company (K-Tel). The biggest decliners were Tamdeen Group, Al-Taqaddom, Al-Anzuma, and Al-Kout. (End) M.K.A./A.M.H.
