Kuwait Stock Exchange Closes Trading with General Index Up 7.77 Points - Sarmad

The Kuwait Stock Exchange closed its trading on Sunday with its general index rising by 7.77 points, or 0.09%, to reach 8,844.78 points. A total of 414.8 million shares were traded across 20,383 cash transactions valued at 87.5 million dinars.

The main market index rose by 4.44 points, or 0.06%, to reach 9,164.63 points, with 298.7 million shares traded through 14,351 cash transactions valued at 42.8 million dinars.

The first market index increased by 8.66 points, or 0.09%, to reach 9,235.74 points, with 116 million shares traded across 6,032 cash transactions valued at 44.7 million dinars.

In contrast, the “Main 50” index fell by 1.32 points, or 0.01%, to reach 10,538.39 points, with 128.2 million shares traded through 7,806 cash transactions valued at 21.9 million dinars.

The most gainer stocks were SAKB, Sahel, Gulf T, and Assas, while the most decliners were Al-Khaliji, Taseelat, Petromin, and Qain A.