Kuwait-Mubasher: The benchmark index of Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) levelled up by 0.22% or 11.99 points to close at 5,391.20 points on Thursday.
Both the weighted and Kuwait-15 indices retreated by 0.12% each.
KSE’s liquidity increased by 27.2% to KWD 10.44 million, while trading volume grew by 6.9% to 110.8 million shares.
The oil and gas sector rose by 1.24% to top seven gainers, backed by Napesco which levelled up 6.41%.
The real estate sector rose by 0.61%, while the telecom sector was up by 0.51%.
The consumer services sector headed four decliners by 1.42%.
Gulf Franchises was the top winner, while Kuwait Cinema led the losers by 6.7%.
NBK recorded the highest liquidity that reached KWD 2.4 million, as 4 million shares were exchanged through 71 transactions. The stock settled at 600 fils.
Al Mal was the most active stock on which 14.94 million shares were exchanged through 285 deals, at a value of KWD 375,000.
