Kuwait – Mubasher: The price index of Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) closed Tuesday at the level of 5,367.28 points after rising 0.36% or 19.14 points, while the weighted and the Kuwait-15 indices fell by 0.13% and 0.35% respectively.
Turnover increased 23.4% to KWD 14.65 million from KWD 11.87 million on Monday. Trading volume also rose 13.5% to 89.56 million shares from 78.92 million shares.
The health care was the best performing sector after adding 2.31%, backed by the rise in Safwan Trading and Contracting by 11.57%, topping today’s gainers.
The industrial sector came second with a growth of 0.78%, supported by the rise in Human Soft Holding, and the real estate sector advanced 0.56% as Marakez grew 9.1%.
Meanwhile, the telecom was the worst performing sector after falling 1.72%.
Kuwait Cable Vision topped losers by falling 8% to 23 fils as 505,000 shares were traded at KWD 6.23 million.
NBK made the highest activity with a trading volume of 9.31 million shares exchanged at KWD 6.23 million. The stock stood at 660 fils.
The three indices closed yesterday with a collective fall, as the price, weighted and Kuwait-15 shrank 0.51%, 0.24% and 0.27% respectively.
Translated by: Elwy el-Manzalawy
