The Kuwait Stock Exchange closed its trading today, with its general index declining by 14.33 points, to reach the level of 7014.58 points, a decrease of 0.20 percent. 87.2 million shares were traded through 7,166 cash transactions, at a value of 31 million Kuwaiti dinars (about 93.9 million US dollars). The main market index decreased by 1.66 points, to reach the level of 5517.61 points, with a decrease of 0.03 percent, through the trading of 23 million shares through 1467 cash transactions, at a value of 3.2 million dinars (about 9.6 million dollars). The first market index also decreased by 18.95 points, to reach the level of 7767.15 points, with a decrease of 0.24 percent, through the trading of 64.2 million shares through 5699 transactions, at a value of 27.8 million dinars (about 84.2 million dollars). In parallel, the (Main 50) index decreased by 2.06 points, to reach the level of 5601.40 points, with a decrease of 0.04 percent, through the trading of 21.7 million shares through 1243 cash transactions, at a value of 3 million dinars (about 9.09 million dollars).
