Kuwait Stock Exchange Closes Down 16.25 Points.. 'Main Market' Defies the Trend

The Kuwait Stock Exchange closed lower on Tuesday, with its main index falling 16.25 points, or 0.18 percent, to 8,945.99 points, amid trading volume valued at 130.4 million dinars. The session saw 495.8 million shares traded across 31,914 cash transactions, as performance among major indices diverged: the Main Market and Main 50 indices rose, while the First Market index declined.

The Main Market index gained 6.60 points, or 0.07 percent, to reach 9,483.23 points, driven by 346.7 million shares traded in 22,843 transactions valued at 75.1 million dinars.

Conversely, the First Market index dropped 21.95 points, or 0.24 percent, to 9,295.95 points, following the trading of 149.1 million shares in 9,071 transactions worth 55.3 million dinars.

The Main 50 index climbed 65.39 points, or 0.58 percent, to 11,413.64 points, with 244.9 million shares traded in 15,011 transactions valued at 55 million dinars.

On the stock level, Future Kid, Mashayer, Sahel, and A Real Estate led the gainers, while Maidan, Tamdeen A, Markaz, and Awal Takaful were among the biggest decliners.