Kuwait Stock Exchange closes trading with its general index down by 28.88 points
Kuwait Stock Exchange general index drops 0.32 percent amid active trading
Translated by Qiyas from الراي — Original source
The Kuwait Stock Exchange closed its trading on Thursday with its general index down by 28.88 points, or 0.32 percent, to stand at 8,913.16 points. A total of 488 million shares were traded across 30,334 cash transactions valued at 146.14 million dinars.
The main market index rose by 13.23 points, or 0.14 percent, to reach 9,530.09 points, with 285.7 million shares traded in 18,376 cash transactions worth 56.7 million dinars.
The First Market index fell by 39.35 points, or 0.42 percent, to 9,244.45 points, as 202.3 million shares were traded in 11,958 cash transactions valued at 89.4 million dinars.
The “Main 50” index increased by 45.48 points, or 0.40 percent, to 11,519.26 points, with 218 million shares traded in 12,197 cash transactions worth 38.8 million dinars.
The most gainer stocks were Mubadala, Emirates, Manaze, and Manazel, while the biggest decliners were Gulf T, Al Jazira, Petroliac, and Hotels.
