Kuwait Stock Exchange Closes Trading with a 35.28-Point Drop in Its General Index
Kuwait Stock Exchange General Index drops 35 points amid active trading
Translated by Qiyas from كونا — Original source
Kuwait City, October 19 (KUNA) – The Kuwait Stock Exchange closed its trading session on Monday with its general index down by 35.28 points, or 0.42 percent, to stand at 8,406.78 points. A total of 274.5 million shares were traded across 23,699 cash transactions valued at 68.9 million Kuwaiti dinars (approximately $224.1 million).
The main market index fell by 67.79 points, or 0.80 percent, to reach 8,418.72 points, with 138.2 million shares traded through 12,995 cash transactions worth 24.3 million dinars (around $79 million).
The first market index declined by 30.20 points, or 0.34 percent, to close at 8,840.52 points, as 136.2 million shares changed hands in 10,704 cash transactions valued at 44.5 million dinars (approximately $144.7 million).
The Main 50 Index dropped by 194.01 points, or 2.05 percent, to end at 9,261.04 points, with 114.5 million shares traded in 9,461 cash transactions totaling 19.8 million dinars (about $64.4 million).
The most gainer stocks were Gulf Bank, Al-Sour, Yobak, and Kuwait Finance House, while the biggest decliners were Shuaiba Cement, Matar, Mina, and Awal Takaful. (End)
