Kuwait Stock Exchange Closes with General Index Down 28.88 Points - Sarmad

The Kuwait Stock Exchange closed its trading sessions 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 Kuwaiti dinars.

The main market index rose by 13.23 points, or 0.14 percent, to reach 9,530.09 points, driven by the trading of 285.7 million shares through 18,376 cash transactions, valued at 56.7 million dinars.

The First Market index fell by 39.35 points, or 0.42 percent, to close at 9,244.45 points, with 202.3 million shares 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 reach 11,519.26 points, following the trading of 218 million shares in 12,197 cash transactions, valued at 38.8 million dinars.

Mubadla, Emirates, Manaze, and Manazel were the top gainers, while Gulf T, Al Jazira, Petrolia, and Hotels were the biggest decliners.