Kuwait stock exchange opens Tuesday's trading on red board

Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) started action early Tuesday in the red zone, with the weighted index shedding 1.34 points, to reach 458.3 points, the price index dropping 82.58 points, to reach 7917.6 points, and the KSX 15 index, which reflects trading in blue-chips, went down by 1.43 points to stand at 1061.4 points. Value of transactions reached KD 4.06 million, changing hands in 44.5 million shares, through 769 transactions at 9:15 a.m. Top gainer shares were those of (KAMCO), (ALMUTAHED), (BOUBYAN), (KFIN), and (KIB). Meanwhile, top volume shares were of (GFH), (MAYADEEN), (INVESTORS), (MANAZEL), and (ABYAAR).