KSE closes Monday in green on consumer goods

Kuwait - Mubasher: Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) indices closed Monday’s session in the green on the back of a rise in most of its sectors topped by consumer goods.

The price index grew 0.38%, or 20.57 points, to stand at 5389.6 points.

The weighted and Kuwait-15 indices also rose 0.12% and 0.42%, respectively, reversing their declines seen earlier in the session.

The consumer goods was the top performer gaining 1.4%, backed by Palm Agro Production and Mezzan Holding. 

On the other hand, the banks sector led the losers falling 0.45%, on the back of four stocks topped by Ahli United Bank (AUB), which lost 4.55%.

On the trading volume level, Zima Holding was the most active with 8.82 million shares traded at a value of KWD 428,600. The stock added 3.16%.

The National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) achieved the highest liquidity of KWD 1.04 million through trading 1.8 million shares. The stock remained stable at 580 fils.

Liquidity levelled up 12.1% to KWD 6.22 million against KWD 5.55 million yesterday.

Trading volume reached 59.29 million shares, increasing 28.8%, compared to 46.04 million shares on Sunday.

Mubasher Contribution Time: 04-Jul-2016 11:33 (GMT)
Mubasher Last Update Time: 04-Jul-2016 11:33 (GMT)