Kuwait Bourse Closes Lower

Kuwait Bourse closed Monday trading as the All Share Index lost 1.05 points to reach 7,041.02 points, a decrease of 0.01 percent. As many as 365.8 million shares valued at KWD 60.5 million (roughly USD 184.5 million) were traded via 18,621 transactions. The Main Market Index went up by 24.11 points to reach 6,346.30 points, an increase of 0.38 percent, through 282.3 million shares done via 12,120 transactions valued at KWD 35.3 million (roughly USD 107.6 million). The Premier Market Index went down by 7.78 points to reach 7,565.12, a decrease of 0.10 percent through 83.5 million shares done via 6,501 transactions valued at KWD 25.16 million (roughly USD 76.7 million). Meanwhile, the bourse Main 50 Index gained 21.80 points to reach 6,317.74 points, an increase of 0.35 percent, through stock volume of 226 million shares done in 8,935 deals at a value of KWD 29.5 million (roughly USD 89.9 million). Source: Qatar News Agency