Kuwait Stock Exchange closes trading with its general index down by 121.24 points
Kuwait Stock Exchange general index fell by 121 points amid active trading.
Translated by Qiyas from كونا — Original source
Kuwait City, October 14 (KUNA) – The Kuwait Stock Exchange closed its trading session on Wednesday with its general index down by 121.24 points, or 1.40 percent, to stand at 8,533.60 points. A total of 295.9 million shares were traded across 21,741 cash transactions valued at 69.9 million Kuwaiti dinars (approximately $215.2 million).
The main market index fell by 132.69 points, or 1.51 percent, to 8,678.29 points, with 152.5 million shares traded through 9,591 cash transactions worth 24 million dinars (about $73.9 million).
The first market index declined by 125.09 points, or 1.38 percent, to 8,945.69 points, as 143.4 million shares changed hands in 12,150 cash transactions valued at 45.9 million dinars (around $141.3 million).
The Main 50 Index also dropped by 243.62 points, or 2.43 percent, to 9,762.07 points, with 130 million shares traded in 7,636 cash transactions worth 20.9 million dinars (approximately $64.3 million).
Among the most active gainers were Tamiz, Madina, Ahliya, and Petroleum companies, while Gulf, Systems, National, and Safwa companies were the biggest decliners. (End) M.K.A. / A.M.H.
