Kuwait Bourse Closes Lower

Kuwait Bourse closed Sunday trading as the All Share Index lost 2.38 points to reach 7,170.09 points, a decrease of 0.03 percent. As many as 447.6 million shares valued at KWD 72.17 million (roughly USD 220.11 million) were traded via 21,952 transactions. The Main Market Index went up by 110.23 points (1.79 percent) to reach 6,258.52 points, through 358.8 million shares done via 16,463 transactions valued at KWD 46.3 million (roughly USD 141.2 million). The Premier Market Index went down by 32.39 points to reach 7,757.95 , a decrease of 0.42 percent through 88.7 million shares done via 5,489 transactions valued at KWD 25.8 million (roughly USD 78.6 million). Meanwhile, the bourse Main 50 Index gained 131.11 points to reach 6,132.42 points, up by 2.18 percent, through stock volume of 203.5 million shares done in 7,310 deals at a value of KWD 19.4 million (roughly USD 59.17 million). Source: Qatar News Agency