Kuwait – Mubasher: The price index of Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) ended Tuesday’s session rising by 1.64% or 88.31 points to reach 5,484.20 points; the highest level in seven months since January.
The weighted index retreated by 0.07%, and Kuwait-15 index fell by 0.03%.
KSE’s liquidity shrank by 43.7% to KWD 4.35 million; the lowest value since 10 July when it posted KWD 4.12 million. Trading volume decreased by 56.6% to 56.46 million shares.
The consumer services sector led five decliners by 0.84%, dragged by Kuwait Cinema which lost 8.5% to rank the third loser.
The banks sector levelled down by 0.10%, affected by Ithmaar, CBK, KFH which lost 1.45%, 1.3%, and 1.12% respectively.
Meanwhile, the industrial sector topped five gainers by 8.33%.
Investors was the most active stock on which 8.24 million shares were traded at a value of about KWD 189,500. The stock closed at 23 fils.
Zain recorded the highest liquidity that reached around KWD 648,840 after 1.93 million shares were exchanged. The stock rose by 1.5%.
