Kuwait Stock Exchange closes with its general index rising by 10.23 points
The Kuwait Stock Exchange closed with its general index rising by 10.23 points, while the main index and the main 50 index fell, and the First Market index rose.
Translated by Qiyas from كونا — Original source
Kuwait City, October 12 (KUNA) – The Kuwait Stock Exchange closed its trading session on Monday with its general index rising by 10.23 points, or 0.12 percent, to reach 8,649.53 points. A total of 250.9 million shares were traded across 19,575 cash transactions valued at 70.6 million Kuwaiti dinars (approximately $229.5 million).
The main market index fell by 50.70 points, or 0.57 percent, to 8,827.60 points, with 139.3 million shares traded in 12,166 cash deals worth 29.5 million dinars (about $95.9 million).
Conversely, the first market index rose by 23.72 points, or 0.26 percent, to 9,060.52 points, as 111.5 million shares changed hands in 7,409 cash transactions valued at 41.1 million dinars (around $133.6 million).
The Main 50 Index declined by 56.29 points, or 0.56 percent, to 10,041.56 points, with 122.2 million shares traded in 10,264 cash deals worth 26.9 million dinars (approximately $87.4 million).
The most gainer stocks were Qianyu A, Midan, Emirates, and Kimefco, while the biggest decliners were Anzima, Al-Taqaddum, Ahliya T, and Al-Kout. (End) E.D. / A.M.H.
