Kuwait Bourse Closes Lower

Kuwait Bourse closed Thursday trading as the All Share Index lost 25.28 points to reach 7,214.13 points, a decrease of 0.35 percent. As many as 207.7 million shares valued at KWD 49.4 million (roughly USD 151 million) were traded via 12,737 transactions. The Main Market Index went up by 2.96 points to reach 6,071.57 points, an increase of 0.05 percent, through 81.2 million shares done via 4,575 transactions valued at KWD 9.9 million (roughly USD 30.19 million). The Premier Market Index went down by 34.01 points to reach 7,865.46, a decrease of 0.43 percent through 126.5 million shares done via 8,162 transactions valued at KWD 39.5 million (roughly USD 120.4 million). Meanwhile, the bourse Main 50 Index gained 0.29 points to reach 5,938.67 points, through stock volume of 43.3 million shares done in 2,668 deals at a value of KWD 6.2 million (roughly USD 19 million). Source: Qatar News Agency