By: Hanan Mohamed
Kuwait – Mubasher: The Kuwait Stock Exchange’s (KES) price index closed Monday with a rise of 0.25% or 13 points to the level of 5,144.55 points.
Meanwhile, the weighted index declined 0.09% or 0.31 point to 351.55 points, and the KSX 15 index fell 0.34% or 2.78 points to 826.16 points.
Turnover rose 8.3% to KWD 7.87 million, versus KWD 7.27 million on Sunday. Trading volume also increased 36.3% to 146.21 million shares from 107.27 million shares exchanged yesterday.
Seven sectors closed in green, topped by technology and telecom as they added 3.99% and 2.55% respectively, while the industrial sector topped the decliners with a fall of 0.54%.
Automated Systems was the best performer as it jumped 9.26%, while Specialities Group Holding was the worst after dropping 11.36%.
Hitting the biggest trading volume, Al Dar National Real Estate saw 28.08 million shares being exchanged, while GFH Financial Group led in value with liquidity of KWD 1 million.
The bourse’s price index fell yesterday by 0.18%, while the weighted and the KSX 15 rose 0.58% and 0.74% respectively.
Translated by: Elwy el-Manzalawy
