Kuwait Bourse Closes Higher

Kuwait Bourse closed Sunday trading as the All Share Index gained 10.23 points to reach 7,043.71 points, an increase of 0.15 percent. As many as 219.7 million shares valued at KD 36.8 million (roughly USD 128.8 ) were traded via 11,789 transactions. The Main Market Index went down by 9.70 points to reach 5,975.84 points, a decrease of 0.16 percent, through 138.3 million shares done via 6,614 transactions valued at KD 13 million (roughly USD 39.6 million). The Premier Market Index went up by 16 points to reach 7,667.03 points, an increase of 0.21 percent through 81.4 million shares done via 5,175 transactions valued at KD 23.8 million (roughly USD 72.5 million). Meanwhile, the bourse Main 50 Index lost 6.12 points to reach 5,812.32 points, a decrease of 0.11 percent, through stock volume of 58.7 million shares done in 3,152 deals at a value of KD 7 million (roughly USD 21.3 million). Source: Qatar News Agency