KSE closes in green as 8 sectors rise

Kuwait – Mubasher: The benchmark index of Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) ended Monday’s session with a rise of 0.45% or 24.54 points to reach 5,516.08 points.

Both the weighted and Kuwait-15 indices levelled up by 0.02% and 0.15% respectively.

The market’s liquidity grew by 32.3% to KWD 6.06 million, after trading volume increased by 52.2% to 86.81 million shares.

The consumer services sector topped eight gainers by a rise of 1.2% after Oula Fuel Marketing gained 8.8% to top the winners.

Both the technology and real estate sectors fell by 0.22% and 0.03% respectively.

Marakez led the losers by a drop of 7.8%. 

Ithmaar Bank was the most active stock on which 10.51 million shares were traded through 76 transactions at a value of about KWD 363,080.

Agility recorded the highest liquidity that approached KWD 1.2 million after 2.5 million shares were exchanged through 39 transactions. The stock settled at 480 fils.

 

Mubasher Contribution Time: 08-Aug-2016 11:13 (GMT)
Mubasher Last Update Time: 08-Aug-2016 11:13 (GMT)