By: Mohamad Farouk
Mubasher: The benchmark price index of Boursa Kuwait started Tuesday’s trading session 0.15% or 9.5 points higher to reach 6,231.45 points.
By 9:22am Kuwait time, both the weighted and Kuwait-15 indices gained 0.34% and 0.44%, respectively.
The price index needs to break the level 6,250 points, with the weighted and Kuwait-15 indices being supported at 397.7 points and 908 points, respectively, capital market analyst Mohamed Al Anzi told Mubasher.
Al Anzi noted that the indices are witnessing a general progress in their performance.
The consumer goods segment topped gainers with 1.94%, backed by Americana which went up 9.7%.
Meanwhile, the basic materials sector led decliners with 0.57%, dragged by Kuwait Foundry which lost 3%.
Boursa Kuwait’s turnover amounted to KWD 2 million after 9.2 million shares were traded through 340 transactions.
Kuwait Finance House (KFH) recorded the highest liquidity of KWD 1.22 million, rising 0.88%.
Ithmaar was the most active stock on which 2.37 million shares were exchanged, up 1.28%.
