Kuwait – Mubasher: The price index of Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) inched up by 0.01% on Wednesday, while both the weighted and Kuwait-15 indices retreated by 0.69% and 0.98% respectively.
The consumer goods segment headed six decliners with 0.79%, dragged by four shares led by Mezzan which lost 3.1%.
Zain retreated by 2.30% to affect the telecom sector which levelled down by 0.64%.
Similarly, the banks segment lost 0.51%, in line with the fall of KFH and NBK by 1.85% and 1.52% respectively.
Meanwhile, the real estate sector topped six gainers with 0.2%, on the back of Investors which rose by 8.2%, posting the highest trading volume of 53 million shares.
KSE’s trading value amounted to KWD 19.42 million, as trading volume rose to 289.05 million shares.