Kuwait Bourse Closes Lower

Kuwait Bourse closed Tuesday trading as the All Share Index lost 4 points to reach 7,186.71 points, a decrease of 0.06 percent. As many as 233.6 million shares valued at KWD 54.17 million (roughly USD 165.2 million) were traded via 12,962 transactions. The Main Market Index went up by 1.95 points to reach 6,026.54 points, an increase of 0.03 percent, through 80.6 million shares done via 4,569 transactions valued at KWD 9.6 million (roughly USD 29.2 million). The Premier Market Index went down by 5.78 points to reach 7,841.39, a decrease of 0.07 percent through 153 million shares done via 8,393 transactions valued at KWD 44.5 million (roughly USD 135.7 million). Meanwhile, the bourse Main 50 Index gained 9.08 points to reach 5,870.02 points, an increase of 0.15 percent, through stock volume of 41.7 million shares done in 2,727 deals at a value of KWD 5.5 million (roughly USD 16.7 million). Source: Qatar News Agency