Kuwait Bourse Closes Higher

Kuwait Bourse closed trading on Tuesday as the All Share Index gained 18.51 points to reach 8,858.82 points, an increase of 0.21 percent.

As many as 769.6 million shares valued at KWD 158 million (roughly USD 483 million) were traded via 36,887 transactions.

The Main Market Index went down by 101.42 points to reach 8,478.29 points, down by 1.18 percent, through 517.2 million shares sold via 24,954 transactions valued at KWD 78.6 million (roughly USD 239.7 million).

The Premier Market Index gained 49.39 points to reach 9,391.46 points, up by 0.53 percent, through 252.4 million shares sold via 11,933 transactions valued at KWD 79.4 million (roughly USD 242.17 million).

Meanwhile, the bourse's Main 50 Index went down by 13.60 points to reach 8,853.77 points, down by 0.15 percent, through stock volume of 355.4 million shares done in 15,966 deals at a value of KWD 56.4 million (roughly USD 172 million).