Kuwait Stock Exchange closes trading with its general index rising by 12.28 points

Kuwait - The Kuwait Stock Exchange closed its trading on Thursday with its general index rising by 12.28 points, a gain of 0.14 percent, to reach 8,575.79 points. A total of 304.9 million shares were traded across 16,000 cash transactions valued at 74.3 million Kuwaiti dinars (approximately $228.8 million). The main market index rose by five points, or 0.06 percent, to 8,591.99 points, with 123.9 million shares traded in 7,680 cash deals worth 23.8 million dinars (about $73.3 million). The First Market index also rose by 14.46 points, or 0.16 percent, to 9,017.46 points, as 181 million shares changed hands in 8,320 cash transactions valued at 50.4 million dinars (around $151.2 million). The Main 50 index climbed by 68.43 points, or 0.71 percent, to 9,679.06 points, with 105.13 million shares traded in 5,573 cash deals worth 20.3 million dinars (approximately $62.5 million). The most-gained stocks were Mawashi, Wathiq, Shuwaikh, and Noor, while the most-lost were Mutamayizat, Nabisco, Maaden, and Aijal. (End) M.K.A. / H.Th.