Kuwait Stock Exchange Rises 15.5 Points Supported by Market Indicators
The Kuwait Stock Exchange closed its trading session with a 0.18 percent rise in the general index, amid active trading.
Translated by Qiyas from الوسط — Original source
The Kuwait Stock Exchange closed its trading on Tuesday with its general index rising by 15.52 points, or 0.18 percent, to reach 8,654.04 points, amid the trading of 263.8 million shares across 19,334 cash transactions valued at 74 million dinars, equivalent to approximately 228 million US dollars.
The main market index rose by 13.76 points, or 0.15 percent, to reach 8,900.83 points, through the trading of 153.8 million shares across 11,792 transactions valued at 30 million dinars.
The First Market index also rose by 16.70 points, or 0.18 percent, to reach 9,050.66 points, amid the trading of 109.9 million shares across 7,542 transactions valued at 43.9 million dinars.
The “Main 50” index recorded the largest gains, rising by 109.99 points, or 1.10 percent, to reach 10,078.49 points, through the trading of 119 million shares across 8,781 transactions valued at 23.9 million dinars.
Shares of Meraas, Emarat, Tawteen, and KAMCO were the most active gainers during the session, while Ahli Takaful, Al-Anzima, Q8, and Ibtikar led the list of most active decliners.
