Kuwait Stock Exchange indices rise collectively at the start of today's trading - Sarmad
Kuwait Stock Exchange indices rose at the start of Wednesday's trading, with Gulf Bank stock leading trading activity and eight sectors rising against three declining.
Translated by Qiyas from سرمد — Original source
Key indicators of the Kuwait Stock Exchange rose at the start of Wednesday’s trading, coinciding with Gulf Bank stock leading trading activity.
By 9:15 a.m. Kuwait time, the “First” and “General” market indices rose by 0.07% and 0.10%, respectively, while the “Main” index increased by 0.21%, and the “Main 50” index gained 0.40% compared to Tuesday’s levels.
The Kuwait Stock Exchange recorded trading volume worth 3.44 million Kuwaiti dinars, distributed across 11.16 million shares, with 1,510 transactions executed.
The session was supported by gains in eight sectors, led by technology with a 1.22% increase, while three sectors declined, headed by insurance with a 2.12% drop, and two sectors remained flat.
“Markazat” stock led the 54 advancing shares with a 6.09% rise, while “Gulf Insurance” topped the 29 declining stocks with a 4.96% drop, and 15 stocks remained unchanged.
Gulf Bank stock led trading activity with a volume of 2.67 million shares and liquidity valued at 863,680 Kuwaiti dinars.
