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
YIACO dips 27 fils, Humansoft Holding flat
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
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KUWAIT CITY, Dec 24: Kuwait stocks edged lower on Thursday to end the week on dour note. The All Shares Index fell 3.44 points in choppy trade to 5,569.39 pts even as the overall mood remained turned negative. The Premier Market slipped 5.96 pts to 6,088.43 points while Main Market ticked 1.78 pts higher. The BK 50 Main index was down 9.51 pts at 4,617.81 points. The volume turnover meanwhile receded after last session’s uptick. Over 161 million shares changed hands – down 13 pct from the day before. The sectors closed mixed. Insurance outshone the rest with 1.9 percent gain whereas Consumer Goods shed 0.68 pct, the worst performer of the day. Volume wise, Financial Services topped with 78.83 million shares while Banks dominated in value with KD 8.2 million.
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KUWAIT CITY, Dec 22: Kuwait stocks pulled lower on Tuesday extending the losses to third consecutive session. The Al Shares Index gave up early gains to close 29.63 points down at 5,558.49 pts weighed mostly by blue chips even as the overall mood remained downbeat.
The Premier Market slid 41.98 pts to 6,080.49 points while Main Market gave up 4.15 pts. The BK 50 Main index fell 3.41 points to close at 4,609.74 pts. The volume turnover meanwhile hit a two-week low. Over 166 million shares changed hands – down 22 pct from the day before.
The sectors closed mostly in red turf. Insurance outshone the rest with 4.32 pct jump whereas Technology slid 3.71 percent, the biggest loser of the day. Volume wise, Financial Services topped the volume with 46.8 million shares while Banking sector continued to dominate with KD 15.7 million. Among the day’s losers, sector bellwether National Bank of Kuwait slipped 5 fils to 843 fils after trading 4.8 million shares and Kuwait Financ
Mabanee Co rallies 18 fils, Humansoft Holding slips
KUWAIT CITY, Dec 15: Kuwait stocks pulled higher on Tuesday after closing nearly flat in the previous session. The All Shares Index climbed 27.56 pts to 5599.21 points helped by fresh buying in some of the heavyweights and mid-caps.
The Premier Market scaled 22.16 points taking the month’s gains to 102 pts while Main Market swung 39.14 pts higher to 4592.29 pts. The BK 50 Main index gained 31.69 points. The volume turnover meanwhile saw a modest rise. Over 224 million shares changed hands – up 6 pct from the day before. The sectors closed mostly in the green turf. Oil and Gas outpaced the rest with 6 pct jump whereas Utilities shed 1 percent, the biggest loser of the day. Financial Services continued to top with over 72 million shares while Banking sector dominated in value with KD 16.6 million. Among the standout performers, Mabanee Co rallied 18 fils to 680 fils on back of 2.2 million shares while Tamdeen Investment sprinte