Boursa reports mixed performance as General, Premier indices fall, Main Market recovers
The Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) saw mixed performance in its second session of the week. The general and premier market indices declined, while the main market index rebounded with gains. Trading activity was strong, with increases in liquidity, trading volume, and the number of transactions.
The general market index dipped 13.75 points (0.17%) to close at 7,901, while the premier market index dropped 25.50 points (0.30%) to 8,461. The main market index gained 30.56 points (0.43%), closing at 7,219, recovering part of its previous session’s losses, according to Al-Jarida daily.
- Total trading value: KWD 107.8 million (+6.2%)
- Shares traded: 459.1 million over 25,428 transactions
- Premier Market: KWD 69.2 million, 181 million shares
- Main Market: KWD 38.5 million, 278 million shares
- Market capitalization declined by KWD 82.1 million (0.17%), settling at KWD 47.22 billion.
Out of 127 stocks traded, 46 rose, 73 fell, and 8 remained unchanged. Sector-wise, 4 sectors gained, led by real estate (+0.87%) and financial services (+0.69%), while 7 sectors declined, with energy (-1.93%) and insurance (-1.41%) leading the losses.
Top traded stocks by value:
- KFH – KWD 11.4 million (718 fils)
- Business City – KWD 7.73 million (156 fils)
- Industries – KWD 6.03 million (247 fils)
- NBK – KWD 5.8 million (923 fils)
- Zain – KWD 5.4 million (495 fils)
Top gainers:
- Consumer Goods +11.79% (109 fils, 35.4M shares)
- Unicap +11.25% (267 fils)
- United Financial Group +10.78% (226 fils)
- KMEFIC +7.84% (165 fils)
- Al Ahlia Insurance +6.1% (800 fils, 1 share)
Top decliners:
- Hotels -13.04% (180 fils)
- Subscription -9.4% (13.5 fils)
- Markaz -9.12% (259 fils)
- Equipment -6.56% (57 fils)
- Markaz (again) -6.04% (140 fils)
