Kuwait – Mubasher: Boursa Kuwait indices ended Monday’s trading session mixed, with the price index falling 0.79% or 53.8 points to 6,750.76 points, while the weighted index edged down 0.04%, whereas the Kuwait-15 index added 0.12%.
A total of ten sectors ended the session in the red, led by technology with 3.95%, following pressure from Automated System, which was the biggest faller on the bourse Monday with 8.06%, alongside Osos Holding with 5%.
The oil and gas sector was down 3.85%, dragged by four stocks, led by Napesco with 7.48%, followed by Energy House, Petrogulf, and Independent Petroleum Group (IPG), which retreated 3.45%, 3%, and 2.33%, respectively.
On the positive side, the telecom sector grew 0.15% on the back of Viva’s 1.22% gain, while the banking sector increased 0.11% after the Commercial Bank of Kuwait (CBK) and Gulf Bank of Kuwait (GBK) rose 4.65% and 2.82%, respectively.
Turnover declined to KWD 19.27 million on Monday from KWD 21.13 million on Sunday. On the other hand, traded volume increased to 204.35 million shares traded against 200.91 million in the previous session.
Investors Holding Group, down 5.08%, was the most active in terms of traded volume after 24.23 million shares changed hands, while Al Imtiaz, up 2.25%, was the most active in terms of value with KWD 3.9 million.
