Mubasher: The indices of Boursa Kuwait closed Thursday’s trading session in decline, posting the fourth drop in a week since the market segmentation started on 1 April.
The All-Share Market index retreated by 0.13% or 6.2 points to 4,820.8 points, the Main Market index edged down 0.2% or 9.3 points to 4,867.87 points, and the Premier Market index went down by 0.09% or 4.3 points to 4,793.5 points.
The technology segment led six decliners with 6.7%, followed by the consumer goods sector, while the banking segment edged down 0.22%.
Meanwhile, the industrial sector topped five gainers with 0.61%, followed by the consumer services segment with 0.41%.
Danah Al Safat led the losers with a plunge of 91.9% in line with resuming trading on Thursday in the Main Market, while Kuwait International Bank (KIB) led the Premier Market’s losers with 2.7%.
Gulf Investment House (GIH) topped the winners in the Main Market with 8.9%, while KIPCO headed the Premier Market’s winners with 2.15%.
Boursa Kuwait’s turnover declined by 1.6% to KWD 10.99 million on Thursday from KWD 11.17 million in the previous session after the trading volume increased by 4.6% to 46 million shares from 43.96 million.
In the Premier Market, Kuwait International Bank (NBK) posted the highest liquidity of KWD 1.37 million, while AUB Bahrain posted the highest trading volume of 3.28 million traded shares.
