Kuwait – Mubasher: The benchmark index of Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) ended Monday’s trading session lower by 0.21% to close at 5,469.35 points.
Both the weighted and Kuwait-15 indices went up 0.05% and 0.13% respectively.
The financial services sector led seven decliners with 0.94% on the fall of Al Aman and GFH with 6.73% and 5.43% respectively.
KSE’s banks sector retreated by 0.49%, dragged by Ithmaar and Warbaa which lost 5.33% and 3.6% respectively.
The real estate sector topped three decliners with 0.26% on the back of Marakez which rose by 7.94% to be the top winner.
Liquidity shrank by 31.2% to KWD 11.92 million as trading volume decreased by 30.1% to 119.27 million shares.
The Securities House was the most active stock on which 9 million shares were traded.
NBK recorded the highest turnover of about KWD 2.9 million.