Kuwaiti bourse opens in green

Kuwait-Mubasher: The price index of Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) rose by 1.46% or 75 points to settle at 5,193.77 points an hour after Thursday’s trading session started.

The Weighted Index grew 2.06% or 7.2 points to reach 356.82 points. Also, KSX 15 levelled 2.83% or 23 points up to 840.62 points.

KSE’s trading value reached KWD 13.8 million after trading volume stood at 131 million shares that were exchanged through 2,600 transactions.

Kuwait Syrian Holding was the top winner by a growth of 11.36%, while Flex Resorts led the losers with a 9% decrease.

Al Safat Energy was the most active stock as 12.8 million shares were traded.

The National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) posted the highest liquidity of more than KWD 2.6 million.

Mubasher Contribution Time: 04-Feb-2016 07:18 (GMT)