Kuwait Stock Exchange Closes with General Index Up 15.52 Points
The Kuwait Stock Exchange closed with the general index up 0.18% amid active trading.
Translated by Qiyas from كونا — Original source
Kuwait City, Oct 6 (KUNA) – The Kuwait Stock Exchange closed its trading session on Tuesday with its general index rising by 15.52 points, or 0.18 percent, to reach 8,654.04 points. A total of 263.8 million shares were traded across 19,334 cash transactions valued at 74 million Kuwaiti dinars (approximately $228 million US).
The main market index rose by 13.76 points, or 0.15 percent, to reach 8,900.83 points, with 153.8 million shares traded in 11,792 cash transactions valued at 30 million dinars (approximately $92.4 million US).
The first market index also rose, gaining 16.70 points, or 0.18 percent, to reach 9,050.66 points, as 109.9 million shares were traded in 7,542 cash transactions valued at 43.9 million dinars (approximately $135.2 million US).
The Main 50 Index rose by 109.99 points, or 1.10 percent, to reach 10,078.49 points, with 119 million shares traded in 8,781 cash transactions valued at 23.9 million dinars (approximately $73.6 million US).
Among the most gainer stocks were Markaz, Tamayoz, Al-Takhsis, and KAMCO, while the most decliners were Ahliya, Al-Anzima, Qeywan, and Iktibat. (End) M.K.A. / A.M.H.
