Kuwait – Mubasher: The price index of Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) ended Tuesday’s trading with a rise of 0.11% or 6 points to the level of 5,437.62 points.
The weighted and Kuwait-15 indices also advanced by 0.15% and 0.4% respectively.
Turnover decreased 42.3% to KWD 11.91 million from KWD 20.63 million, trading volume also shrank 56.1% to 80.45 million shares from 183.38 million shares exchanged yesterday.
The consumer goods sector was the best performer after gaining 0.5%, followed by the industrial sector with a growth of 0.63%.
Meanwhile, the basic material and real estate sectors were the worst performers as they retreated by 0.5% and 0.28% respectively.
The banks sector also fell by 0.16% as Commercial Bank of Kuwait, Gulf Bank of Kuwait and Ahli United Bank declined by 4.65%, 4.1% and 1.23% respectively.
Commercial Facilities led risers with a growth of 5.62%, while Kuwait Cable Vision topped losers after falling 9.8%.
Al Mal Investment was the largest-traded stock with a volume of 9.6 million shares, while NBK made the highest liquidity of KWD 3.5 million.
