Bourse ignores tensions, closes in the green

The Kuwait Stock Exchange closed its trading session yesterday with its general index rising by 83.37 points, or 1%, to reach 8,430.34 points. A total of 278.4 million shares were traded across 16,154 cash transactions valued at 66.4 million dinars. The main market index rose by 111.73 points, or 1.35%, to reach 8,412.35 points, with 123.1 million shares traded through 8,175 cash transactions valued at 20.3 million dinars. Meanwhile, the First Market index increased by 81.69 points, or 0.93%, to reach 8,871.68 points, as 155.2 million shares were traded via 7,979 cash transactions valued at 46 million dinars. The Main 50 index rose by 154.15 points, or 1.68%, to reach 9,337.67 points, with 114.3 million shares traded through 6,917 cash transactions valued at 18.9 million dinars. The companies that saw the largest gains were Al-Kout, Al-Khaliji, Al-Safwa, and Nabisco.