Kuwait Stock Index Falls 65.67 Points
The Kuwait Stock Exchange closed its trading session today, Thursday, with a broad decline across market indicators. The General Index decreased by 65.67 points, or 0.75%, to reach 8,713.71 points, with a total of 236.8 million shares traded, valued at 74.5 million Kuwaiti Dinars (approximately 228.7 million USD). The main market indices also declined; the Main Index fell by 134.95 points (1.48%) to 8,959.69 points, while the Prime Market Index decreased by 54.33 points (0.59%) to 9,113.60 points. The (Primary 50) Index dropped by 101.17 points (0.99%) to 10,111.43 points. Among the most rising companies were Petroleum companies, KAMCO, Sahaal, and Kuwait Takaful, while the most declining were Tamdeen A, Tadamun, Al-AnZimat, and Kout. This decline coincided with a drop in the Kuwaiti barrel oil price by $3.15, bringing it to $102.24.
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