Kuwait – Mubasher: The Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) closed on positive note on Tuesday, as the market witnessed its highest trading values in year and a half, as well as its highest trading volumes since four months earlier.
The benchmark price index went up 0.89% or 47.5 points to close at 5,389.01 points, while the equal weighted index and KSE15 added 1.87% and 2.43% respectively.
The market trading values surged 189.5% to KWD31.01 million compared with KWD10.7 million in the previous session.
The market trading volumes accelerated by 118.2% reaching 81.62 million shares.
The stocks of Zain jumped to 13 – month high, as it added 6.5% to 410 Kuwaiti fils amid remarkable increase in trading values and volumes.
Gulf North Africa Holding Company (GNAHC) was today’s top performer as it went up 8.62%, while Alrai group was the worst performer as it slide by 6.8%.
