KUWAIT CITY, Nov 30: Kuwait stocks spiraled south Tuesday tracking weak regional and global cues following last session’s modest rebound. The All Shares Index sank 161.51 points in a broad decline to 6,789.96 points, the second biggest single day decline of the year. The Premier Market saw brutal fl
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KUWAIT CITY, Feb 15: Kuwait stocks crept higher on Monday after treading water in the previous session. The All Shares Index ticked 2.25 points higher in a choppy session to 5698.95 points helped by some of the blue chips even as the broader sentiment remained soggy. The Premier Market rose 4.60 points to 6,214.08 pts paring the month’s losses to 93 points while Main Market gave up 3.21 points. The BK Main 50 was little changed at 4,859.54 pts. The volume turnover meanwhile was a marginal fall following Sunday’s uptick. Over 362 million shares changed hands – down 1 pct from the day before.
The sectors closed mixed. Technology outshone the rest with 13.2 pct gain whereas Oil and Gas shed 0.66 percent, the worst performer of the day. Financial Services topped in both volume and value with over 201 million shares traded for KD 15.4 million. Among the notable movers, Mabanee Co extended last session’s gains with 6 fils jump to 675 fils while National Investment Co s
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KUWAIT CITY, Jan 21: Kuwait stocks ticked up on Thursday to close the week on a positive note. The All Shares Index rose 6 points in volatile session to 5,687.17 points paced by mid and small caps even as the heavyweights closed mixed. The Premier Market eased 1 points to 6,201 pts while Main Market climbed 20.78 points to 4,676.59 pts. The BK Main 50 scaled 21.42 pts.
The volume turnover, meanwhile, dipped as it extended Wednesday’s slight pullback. Over 238 million shares changed hands – down 24 pct from the day before. The sectors closed mostly in green territory. Technology sector outshone the rest with 2.84 percent gain whereas Consumer Goods shed 0.51 pct, the biggest loser of the day. Volume wise, Financial Services continued to top with 89.98 million shares while Banking Sector dominated in value with KD 8.6 million.
National Bank of Kuwait adds 3 fils, YIACO skids
KUWAIT CITY, Jan 18: Kuwait stocks crept higher on Monday after treading water in the previous session. The All Shares Index rose 8.23 points in a volatile session to 5662.57 pts helped by heavyweights even as the overall sentiment remained mixed.
The Premier Market climbed 15.72 points to 6186.75 pts taking the month’s gains to 135 pts while Main Market gave up 7.34 points. The BK 50 Main index ticked 1.56 points higher to 4794.50 pts. The volume turnover meanwhile saw a modest increase following Sunday’s drop. Over 229 million shares changed hands – up 11 pct from the day before.
The sectors closed mixed. Insurance outpaced the rest with 1.11 pct gain whereas Oil and Gas skidded 1.95 percent, the biggest loser of the day. Volume wise, Financial Services topped with 123.8 million shares while Banking sector dominated in value with KD 11.4 million. Among the standout performers, National Bank of Kuwait rose 3 fils to 853 fil
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KUWAIT CITY, Dec 31: Kuwait stocks edged slightly lower on Thursday to wrap up the year on a tepid note. The All Shares Index slipped 3.88 pts in choppy session to 5,546 points even as the overall mood remained mixed. The Premier Market slipped 6.27 pct to 6,051 points trimming the month’s gains to 43 pts while Main Market ticked 1 pts higher.
The BK 50 Main index was down 6.5 points at 4,636.35 pts. The volume turnover meanwhile rose for the fourth straight session. Over 263 million shares changed hands – a 5 pct rise from Wednesday.
The sectors closed mixed. Oil and Gas outshone the rest with 1.41 pct gain whereas Insurance shed 2.90 percent, the worst performer of the day. Volume wise, Financial Services topped the volume with 186 million shares while Banking sector dominated in value with KD 27.5 million. In the individual shares, National Bank of Kuwait fell 3 fils to 840 fils after pushing 3.4 million shares and Kuwait Finance