Kuwait Stock Exchange indices rise collectively at close - Sarmad

The Kuwait Stock Exchange closed its trading on Thursday with its general index rising by 6.40 points, or 0.07 percent, to reach 8,837.01 points. A total of 351.6 million shares were traded across 23,979 cash transactions, valued at 87.9 million dinars (approximately $265.8 million).

The main market index rose by 21.40 points, or 0.23 percent, to reach 9,159.19 points, through the trading of 256.3 million shares across 15,286 cash transactions, valued at 43.6 million dinars (approximately $133.8 million).

The First Market index also rose by 3.55 points, or 0.04 percent, to reach 9,227.08 points, with 95.2 million shares traded across 8,693 transactions, valued at 44.2 million dinars (approximately $135.6 million).

Meanwhile, the “Main 50” index rose by 76.70 points, or 0.73 percent, to reach 10,539.71 points, through the trading of 117.9 million shares across 10,183 cash transactions, valued at 25.8 million dinars (approximately $79.2 million).

The companies that saw the largest gains were Markaz, A2A Real Estate, Watania, and Aseco, while the biggest decliners were Tharia, Petroleum, Q8 A, and Tamdeen A.