Kuwait – Mubasher: The Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) closed Thursday on a mixed note, amid a rise in liquidity.
The price index rose 0.08% to 5,394.84 points, compared to 5,390.36 points on Wednesday.
The weighted index shrank 0.43% to 351.69 points and the Kuwait-15 index declined to 806.94 points.
The basic material sector dropped 1.36%, pressured by the fall in Boubyan Petrochemical and Qurain Petrochemical Industries by 3.85% and 1.9% respectively.
The real estate and banks sectors also retreated by 0.93% and 0.52% respectively.
On the other hand, the technology sector was the best performer after rising 2.72%, followed by the industrial and insurance with a growth of 1% and 0.22% respectively.
Trading volume increased 6.7% to 95 million shares from 89 million shares exchanged on Wednesday, turnover also rose 25.4% to KWD 10.6 million from KWD 8.45 million.
Al Madar Finance and Investment topped gainers by adding 7.7%, while MARAKEZ led decliners with a 12% fall.
Al Mal Investment was the largest-traded stock with a volume of 8.7 million shares, whereas Kuwait Finance House made the highest liquidity of KWD 1.4 million.
