Boursa Kuwait opens Tuesday higher

Kuwait – Mubasher: The indexes of Boursa Kuwait saw a positive performance in Tuesday’s early trades.

The price index edged up 0.08% or 55.23 points to 6,886.3 points, while both the weighted and Kuwait-15 indices gained 0.47% and 0.39%, respectively.

The oil and gas sector topped gainers with a 3.75% rise as National Petroleum Services (Napesco) grew 6.6%.

The industrial sector rose 1.42% as Educational Holding Group (EDU) was the best performer with a 6.5% increase.

The banks sector grew 0.47% as Boubyan Bank added 1.2%.

The market saw trading of 42 million shares through 1,061 transactions, with a turnover of KWD 3.85 million.

Kuwait Finance House (KFH) was the value leader after generating KWD 841,430.

Mubasher Contribution Time: 25-Apr-2017 07:44 (GMT)
Mubasher Last Update Time: 25-Apr-2017 07:44 (GMT)