Kuwait Bourse Witnesses Decline as Key Indices Fall

Kuwait city: Kuwait Bourse closed trading on Thursday as the All Share Index lost 21.76 points to reach 8,838.08 points, a decrease of 0.25 percent. As many as 285.4 million shares valued at KWD 76.8 million (roughly USD 234.2 million) were traded via 19,763 transactions.

According to Qatar News Agency, the Main Market Index went down by 34.84 points to reach 8,157.33 points, down by 0.43 percent, through 123.6 million shares done via 10,925 transactions valued at KWD 23.7 million (roughly USD 72.2 million).

The Premier Market Index lost 19.66 points to reach 9,443.72 points, down by 0.21 percent, through 152.7 million shares done via 8,838 transactions valued at KWD 53 million (roughly USD 161.6 million).

Meanwhile, the bourse Main 50 Index went up by 2.53 points to reach 8,641.58 points, up by 0.03 percent, through stock volume of 88.5 million shares done in 6,002 deals at a value of KWD 17 million (roughly USD 51.8 million).