Kuwait – Mubasher: The price index of Boursa Kuwait dropped 0.37% or 25.7 points to reach 6,896.76 points in Thursday’s early trades, while the weighted index shed 0.1%, and Kuwait-15 inched up 0.01%.
By 9:37 am Kuwait time, the consumer goods sector fell 4% as Livestock Transport and Trading Company and Danah Al Safat Foodstuff stocks decreased 11.53% and 0.7%, respectively.
On the other hand, the basic materials sector increased 0.6% after Boubyan Petrochemical’s stock rose 2.94%, and Qurain Petrochemical Industries’ stock grew 2.36%.
Boursa Kuwait's trading volume reached 9.81 million shares, through 516 transactions, generating KWD 2.3 million.
Boubyan Petrochemical’s stock led in terms of traded value with a liquidity of KWD 573,100, while Al Imtiaz Investment Group’s stock was the most active in terms of trading volume after 1.31 million shares were exchanged, remaining stable at 170 fils.
