Kuwait Stock Exchange closes with its general index up by 13.46 points
The Kuwait Stock Exchange closed with its general index up by 13.46 points amid active trading.
Translated by Qiyas from كونا — Original source
Kuwait City, 7 October (KUNA) – The Kuwait Stock Exchange closed its trading session on Wednesday with its main index rising by 13.46 points, or 0.16 percent, to reach 8,667.50 points. A total of 304.4 million shares were traded across 22,043 cash transactions, valued at 80.16 million Kuwaiti dinars (approximately $246.8 million).
The main market index rose by 17.70 points, or 0.20 percent, to reach 8,918.53 points, with 201.14 million shares traded in 13,314 cash transactions worth 38.4 million dinars (approximately $118.2 million).
The First Market index also rose, gaining 13.25 points, or 0.15 percent, to reach 9,063.91 points, as 103.2 million shares were traded in 8,729 cash transactions valued at 41.7 million dinars (approximately $128.4 million).
Meanwhile, the Main 50 Index fell by 21.72 points, or 0.22 percent, to reach 10,056.77 points, with 167.7 million shares traded in 10,448 cash transactions worth 32.5 million dinars (approximately $100 million).
Among the most gainer stocks were Al-Takhsis, Yopak, Qinyan A, and Eiva Hotels, while the most decliners were Hotels, Al-Anzima, Kuwait Telecom, and Ajeel. (End) M.K.A./A.M.H.
