Kuwait Bourse Closes Lower

Kuwait Bourse closed Wednesday trading as the All Share Index lost 31.16 points to reach 6,982.69 points, a decrease of 0.44 percent. As many as 389.13 million shares valued at KWD 65.5 million (roughly USD 199.7 million) were traded via 18,067 transactions. The Main Market Index went down by 24.92 points to reach 6,383.92 points, a decrease of 0.39 percent, through 321.12 million shares done via 11,943 transactions valued at KWD 38.9 million (roughly USD 118.6 million). The Premier Market Index went down by 34.32 points to reach 7,478.54, a decrease of 0.46 percent through 68 million shares done via 6,124 transactions valued at KWD 26.6 million (roughly USD 81.13 million). Meanwhile, the bourse Main 50 Index lost 31.41 points to reach 6,289.68 points, a decrease of 0.50 percent, through stock volume of 260.19 million shares done in 8,221 deals at a value of KWD 31 million (roughly USD 94.5 million). Source: Qatar News Agency