Kuwait Stock Exchange closes with its general index down by 0.40 points
Kuwait Stock Exchange general index drops 0.40 points with trading volume of 125 million dinars
Translated by Qiyas from الوسط — Original source
The Kuwait Stock Exchange closed its trading session on Monday with its general index down by 0.40 points to stand at 8,844.38 points, as 426 million shares were traded across 27,893 cash transactions valued at 125.7 million Kuwaiti dinars (approximately $409.2 million).
The main market index fell by 22.98 points, or 0.25 percent, to 9,141.65 points, with 236.6 million shares traded in 16,141 cash deals worth 53.3 million dinars (about $173.5 million).
The First Market index rose by 4.39 points, or 0.05 percent, to 9,240.13 points, as 189.3 million shares changed hands in 11,752 cash transactions valued at 72.4 million dinars (around $235.7 million).
The Main 50 index declined by 157.49 points, or 1.49 percent, to 10,380.90 points, with 142.8 million shares traded in 8,982 cash deals worth 29 million dinars (approximately $94.4 million).
Among the top gainers were Al Awani Takaful, Qinyon A, Eiva, and Gulf T, while Anzima, Sahel, Sakb K, and Midan were the biggest decliners.
