Kuwait Bourse Closes Lower

Kuwait Bourse closed trading on Thursday as the All Share Index lost 31.48 points to reach 8,780.10 points, a decrease of 0.36 percent.

As many as 695.9 million shares valued at KWD 126.4 million (roughly USD 385.5 million) were traded via 33,042 transactions.

The Main Market Index rose 4.77 points to reach 8,428.42 points, up by 0.06 percent, through 452.6 million shares done via 22,357 transactions valued at KWD 59.15 million (roughly USD 180.4 million).

The Premier Market Index lost 42.08 points to reach 9,301.65 points, down by 0.45 percent, through 243.3 million shares done via 10,685 transactions valued at KWD 67.3 million (roughly USD 205.2 million).

Meanwhile, the bourse Main 50 Index gained 0.49 points to reach 8,744.62 points, up by 0.01 percent, through stock volume of 255.9 million shares done in 11,841deals at a value of KWD 36.5 million (roughly USD 111.3 million).