Kuwait – Mubasher: The Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) initiated Thursday's trading activity on a stronger note with no single market sector falling in the red territory.
The price index added 50.15 points, or 0.29%, to stand at the mark of 5,330.73 points by 9:30am Kuwait time.
The weighted and Kuwait-15 indices rose 0.36% and 3.17%, respectively.
Trading volume reached 29.4 million shares, changed hands in 658 transactions at KWD 654,000.
Sector-wise, nine sectors saw a rise and five ones steadied in early trade.
The banking sector led the gainers (+0.71) on a 5.81% rise of Warba Bank.
The financial services advanced 0.61% after Housing finance moved 5.3% up.
The telecom sector increased 0.53% thanks to Zain (+2.9%).
The real estate was 0.25% higher.
Warba Bank was the most active stock in terms of volume after 4.92 million shares were traded at KWD 896,150, while Zain was the most active in terms of value with KWD 1.7 million.
