Kuwait Stock Exchange Closes with General Index Up 6.59 Points
The Kuwait Stock Exchange closed its trading session with its general index rising by 6.59 points, or 0.08%, amid active trading.
Translated by Qiyas from كونا — Original source
Kuwait City, October 11 (KUNA) – The Kuwait Stock Exchange closed its trading session on Sunday with its general index rising by 6.59 points, or 0.08 percent, to reach 8,639.30 points. A total of 248.3 million shares were traded across 17,966 cash transactions valued at 66.4 million Kuwaiti dinars (approximately $215.8 million).
The main market index rose by 18.27 points, or 0.21 percent, to 8,878.30 points, with 115.4 million shares traded in 10,769 cash deals worth 24.1 million dinars (about $78.3 million).
The first market index increased by 4.44 points, or 0.05 percent, to 9,036.80 points, as 132.9 million shares changed hands in 7,197 cash transactions valued at 42.2 million dinars (around $137.1 million).
The Main 50 index rose by 13.56 points, or 0.13 percent, to 10,097.85 points, with 97.4 million shares traded in 8,820 cash deals worth 21.4 million dinars (approximately $69.5 million).
Among the most active gainers were Al-Anzima, Hotels, Al-Taqaddum, and Ahliya T, while the biggest decliners were Madinat, Imtiazat, Qinyan A, and Al-Safwa. (End) E.D. / A.M.H.
