Kuwait Stock Exchange Closes with General Index Up 69.04 Points
صورة: وكالة الأنباء الكويتية (كونا)
The Kuwait Stock Exchange closed its trading session with its general index up by 69.04 points, or 0.81 percent.
Translated by Qiyas from كونا — Original source
Kuwait City, 5 Nov (KUNA) – The Kuwait Stock Exchange closed its trading session on Thursday with its general index rising by 69.04 points, or 0.81 percent, to reach 8,546.71 points. A total of 292.5 million shares were traded across 18,645 cash transactions valued at 81.9 million Kuwaiti dinars (approximately $251.4 million).
The main market index rose by 63.40 points, or 0.75 percent, to 8,534.66 points, with 174.4 million shares traded in 9,683 cash transactions worth 28.5 million dinars (about $87.4 million).
The first market index increased by 73.82 points, or 0.83 percent, to 8,992.84 points, as 145 million shares changed hands in 8,962 cash transactions valued at 53.4 million dinars (around $163.9 million).
The Main 50 Index rose by 119.54 points, or 1.27 percent, to 9,549.99 points, with 125 million shares traded in 7,377 cash transactions worth 24.7 million dinars (approximately $75.8 million).
The most-gained stocks were Kuwaiti Company for Investment and Financial Services (Kuwaiti Investment Company), Portland, Mohasher, and Al Bayt. The most-lost stocks were Kuwaiti Franchise Company, Al Kout, Hotels, and Petroleum. (End) M.K.A. / A.M.H.
