Kuwait – Mubasher: The Boursa Kuwait ended Monday’s trading in green, backed by a rise in nine sectors topped by the real estate and financial services sectors.
The benchmark price index ascended 0.71% or 47.41 points to the level of 6,706.25 points, as the weighted and Kuwait-15 indices also grew by 0.52% and 0.49%, respectively.
The real estate sector advanced 1.33%, backed by an increase of 8.06% in Real Estate Asset Management (REAM).
The financial services sector grew 1.11% as Bayan Investment topped gainers after adding 9.09%, while Al Mal Investment headed the red list after falling 8.3%.
On the other hand, the consumer goods sector shrank 0.13% due to a decrease of 6.25% in Danah Al Safat Foodstuff and 1% in Mezzan Holding.
Turnover increased to KWD 18.12 million from KWD 11.72 million on Sunday, as trading volume rose to 166.47 million shares from 104 million shares.
Bayan Investment witnessed the biggest trading volume activity with 16.4 million shares, while Kuwait Finance House made the highest turnover of KWD 3.75 million.
