Kuwait Stock Exchange closes with its general index up by 6.32 points - Sarmad

Kuwait’s stock exchange closed its trading session on Tuesday with its general index rising by 6.32 points, or 0.07 percent, to reach 8,903.72 points. A total of 337.3 million shares were traded across 24,963 cash transactions, valued at 81.8 million Kuwaiti dinars.

The main market index fell by 3.33 points, or 0.04 percent, to 9,227.14 points, following the trading of 209.9 million shares in 15,302 cash transactions, valued at 39.3 million dinars.

The First Market index rose by 8.70 points, or 0.09 percent, to reach 9,297 points, with 127.3 million shares traded in 9,661 cash transactions, valued at 42.5 million dinars.

The “Main 50” index also increased by 4.58 points, or 0.04 percent, to 11,002.92 points, as 131.9 million shares were traded in 9,005 cash transactions, valued at 25.4 million dinars.

Shuwaikh, Tharia, Maidan, and Petroleum companies were the top gainers, while Aabar, Al-Anzima, Al-Kout, and Warba T.E. were the biggest decliners.