Kuwait-Mubasher: The benchmark index of Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) ended Wednesday’s session at 5,379.21 points after it levelled up 0.16%.
Both the weighted and Kuwait-15 indices rose by 1% and 1.47% respectively.
KSE’s liquidity grew by 4.5% to KWD 8.21 million, while trading volume increase by 70.1% to 103.68 million shares.
Oil and gas sector topped eight gainers by 0.91%, followed by the telecom sector which rose by 0.9% as Zain gained 3.08%.
The consumer services and the industrial sectors were the only decliners by a retreat of 0.58% and 0.38% respectively.
Kuwait Cable was the top winner by a jump of 14.29%, while Hilal Cement led the losers by a 7.14% fall.
Burgan Bank recorded the highest liquidity that stood at around KWD 999,100 after 3.06 million shares were exchanged through 45 transactions. The stock was up by 1.54%
Al Salam was the most active stock on which 17.91 million shares were traded through 165 deals at a value of about KWD 771,050. The stock rose by 6.1%.
