Kuwait Stock Exchange Closes Trading with General Index Down by 65.67 Points

The Kuwait Stock Exchange closed its trading on Thursday with its general index down by 65.67 points, or 0.75 percent, to stand at 8,713.71 points. A total of 236.8 million shares were traded across 20,679 cash transactions valued at 74.5 million dinars (approximately $228.7 million).

The main market index fell by 134.95 points, or 1.48 percent, to 8,959.69 points, with 146 million shares traded in 12,842 cash deals worth 30.2 million dinars (around $92.7 million).

The first market index declined by 54.33 points, or 0.59 percent, to 9,113.60 points, as 90.7 million shares changed hands in 8,737 transactions valued at 44.3 million dinars (about $136 million).

The Main 50 index dropped by 101.17 points, or 0.99 percent, to 10,111.43 points, with 82.7 million shares traded in 8,637 cash transactions worth 20.15 million dinars (approximately $61.8 million).

Petromin, KAMCO, Sahel, and Kuwait Telecommunications were the top gainers, while Tamdeen A, Al-Taqaddom, Al-Anzima, and Al-Kout were the biggest decliners.