Kuwait-Mubasher: The benchmark index of Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) ended April in the green zone after gaining 3.12% or 163 points to settle at 5,391.81 points as compared to 5,228.75 points by the end of March.
The weighted index rose by 1.8% or 6.46 points to reach 366.28 points this months, from 359.82 points in March. Similarly, Kuwait-15 index leveled up 1.51%.
KSE’s turnover dropped 15.8% to reach KWD 276.69 million over April, as trading volume decreased 1.4% to 3.93 billion shares which were traded through about 81,250 deals.
On a daily average, the market’s liquidity reached KWD 13.83 million, as trading volume stood at 196.45 million shares that were traded through around 4,060 transactions.
Market cap increased by 1.77% or KWD 441 million to reach KWD 25.31 billion by the end of April as compared to KWD 24.87 billion by the end of the previous month.
Meanwhile, KSE’s market cap lost 3.22% or KWD 843 million by the end of April after it ended 2015 at KWD 26.15 billion.
