Kuwait bourse indices end week's trading in red zone

The indices at Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) ended Thursday's trading on a red board as the weighted index shed 1.76 points, reaching 458.5, the price index went down by 15.1 points, to read 8,059.86, and the KSX 15 index dropped by 7.23 points, to stand at 1,060.97. Value of transactions by closing time reached KD 38,1 million, exchanging hands in 371,4 million shares, while number of trades reached 8019. The top volume shares were those of (GFH), (INVESTORS), (SOKOUK), (SALBOOKH), and (ABYAAR). Meanwhile, stocks of (FUTUREKID), (UFIG), (ENERGYH), (ABAR), and (SALBOOKH) were top gainers. Regarding the performance of sector indices, the top gainer in both the price and weighted indices was the oil and gas sector by 28.3 points, and 17.2 points consecutively. Meanwhile, the top loser in both the price and weighted indices was the health care sector by 22.2 points, and 10.7 points consecutively.