Kuwait – Mubasher: The price index of Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) closed Tuesday rising 0.4% or 21.45 points to the level of 5,400.33 points, compared to 5,357.40 points yesterday.
The weighted index also grew 0.34% or 1.21 point to 357.40 points, while the Kuwait-15 index fell 0.06% or 0.49 point to 826.18 points.
Trading volume rose 25.1% to 171.1 million shares from 128.2 million shares exchanged yesterday, turnover also increased 66.4% to KWD 15.67 million from KWD 9.42 million.
Kuwait National Cinema topped gainers by adding 7.7%, while Automated Systems headed losers after falling 7.14%.
Hits Telecom Holding was the largest-traded stock with a volume of 15.48 million shares, whereas Ahli United Bank made the highest liquidity of KWD 1.67 million.
Translated by: Elwy el-Manzalawy
