Kuwait Bourse Closes Higher

Kuwait, July 03 (QNA) - Kuwait Bourse closed trading on Thursday as the All Share Index gained 18.56 points to reach 8,399.35 points, an increase of 0.22 percent.

As many as 503.7 million shares valued at KWD 88.25 million (roughly USD 291 million) were traded via 25,537 transactions.

The Main Market Index went down by 20.65 points to reach 7,203.64 points, a decrease of 0.29 percent, through 343.9 million shares done via 16401 transactions valued at KWD 39 million (roughly USD 128.7 million).

The Premier Market Index went up by 29.27 points to reach 9112.74, up by 0.32 percent, through 159.8 million shares done via 9136 transactions valued at KWD 49.16 million (roughly USD 160 million).

Meanwhile, the bourse Main 50 Index lost 3.55 points to reach 7284.21 points, a decrease of 0.05 percent, through stock volume of 273.14 million shares done in 10287 deals at a value of KWD 29 million (roughly USD 96 million). (QNA)