Kuwait Bourse closes lower

Kuwait: Kuwait Bourse closed trading on Tuesday as the All Share Index lost 113.82 points to reach 8,850.04 points, a decrease of 1.27 percent. As...

Kuwait: Kuwait Bourse closed trading on Tuesday as the All Share Index lost 113.82 points to reach 8,850.04 points, a decrease of 1.27 percent.

As many as 296.2 million shares valued at KWD 88.18 million (roughly USD 268.9 million) were traded via 21,443 transactions.

The Main Market Index went down by 96.18 points to reach 8,221.66 points, down by 1.16 percent, through 130.3 million shares done via 10,158 transactions valued at KWD 24.2 million (roughly USD 73.8 million).

The Premier Market Index lost 123.78points to reach 9,443.53 points, down by 1.29 percent, through 165.8 million shares done via 11,285 transactions valued at KWD 63.9 million (roughly USD 194.8 million).

Meanwhile, the bourse Main 50 Index went down by 120.47points to reach 8,595.51 points, down by 1.38 percent, through stock volume of 84.7 million shares done in 6,453 deals at a value of KWD 17.7 million (roughly USD 53.9 million).