By KUNA
Kuwait : The price index at Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) ended Thursday’s session up 61.9 points to reach 14,157.5 points and the weighted index also increased by 5.48 points to settle at 810.18 points.
Volume of traded shares reached around 450.5 million, valued at around KD 214.3 million over 11,178 spot transactions.
Six out of the eight KSE sector indices went up with the Banking sector in the lead going up 209.7 points, followed by the investment sector up by 137.6 points, and the real estate sector by 67.6 points.
Share of the Abyaar Company was the top gainer with a 9.6 percent increase, while the National Company for Consumer Industries was the biggest loser with a drop of 7.6 percent.
Al-Safwa Group Company was the top volume stock with 46.5 million shares changing hands.
Al-Safwa Group Company, Ekttitab Holding Company, The National Ranges Company (Mayadeen), Al-Safat Tec Holding Company, and Abyaar Real Estate Development Company took over 31.4 percent of the day’s trading, a total of 141.9 million stocks.