Boursa Kuwait opens Tuesday on positive note

Mubasher: The indices of Boursa Kuwait opened Tuesday’s trading session in the green after the All-Share Market index inched up 0.14%, followed by the Premier and Main markets with 0.08% and 0.29%, respectively. 

By 9:20 am Kuwait time, the financial services sector led gainers with 0.93%, followed by the industrials sector with 0.6%.

On the flipside, the telecommunications sector shed 0.33%.

Hilal Cement’s stock topped risers with 15.38%, while the stock of Al Deera Holding was the worst performer with 10.56%.

The bourse’s trading volume reached 17.5 million shares exchanged through 525 transactions with a turnover of KWD 1.9 million.

The Gulf Bank of Kuwait’s (GBK) stock, which dipped1.04%, led the bourse in terms of liquidity with KWD 504,400, while Aayan Leasing and Investment’s stock, which added 1.41%, generated the highest traded volume after 5.31 million shares were exchanged.

Mubasher Contribution Time: 05-Mar-2019 06:34 (GMT)
Mubasher Last Update Time: 05-Mar-2019 06:49 (GMT)