Kuwait Stock Exchange Closes with a Decline
Kuwait, October 24 – The Kuwait Stock Exchange concluded its trading session today with a decrease in its general index by 85.7 points, reaching a level of 6,618.04 points, marking a decline of 1.28 percent.
A total of 120.2 million shares were traded through 10,835 cash deals, amounting to 41.5 million Kuwaiti Dinars (approximately 126.5 million US dollars).
The main market index dropped by 114.07 points, reaching 5,531.89 points, with a decline of 2.02 percent. This movement was the result of trading 46.4 million shares through 3,372 cash deals, valued at 7.19 million Kuwaiti Dinars (around 21.9 million US dollars).
Additionally, the first market index experienced a decline of 78.24 points, reaching 7,213.91 points, down by 1.07 percent. This was due to the trading of 73.8 million shares through 7,463 deals with a total value of 34.3 million Kuwaiti Dinars (approximately 104.6 million US dollars).
Simultaneously, the primary 50 index fell by 147.65 points, reaching 5,480.64 points, reflecting a decrease of 2.62 percent. This was attributed to the trading of 39.5 million shares through 2,931 cash deals, amounting to 6.8 million Kuwaiti Dinars (around 20.7 million US dollars).
