The Kuwait Stock Exchange closed its trading session today, Wednesday, with its general index rising by 0.81 points, an increase of 0.01 percent, reaching a level of 7997.69 points. A total of 431.3 million shares were traded through 17,213 cash transactions, with a value of 165.6 million Kuwaiti dinars (approximately 510 million US dollars).  

The Main Market Index declined by 36.20 points, a decrease of 0.49 percent, reaching a level of 7425.17 points. This was achieved through the trading of 321.5 million shares via 9,655 cash transactions, with a value of 119 million dinars (approximately 366.5 million US dollars).  

Meanwhile, the Premier Market Index rose by 10.20 points, an increase of 0.12 percent, reaching a level of 8535.53 points. This was achieved through the trading of 109.8 million shares via 7,558 transactions, with a value of 46.6 million dinars (approximately 143.5 million US dollars).  

In parallel, the (Main 50) Index increased by 48.80 points, a rise of 0.66 percent, reaching a level of 7415.59 points. This was achieved through the trading of 305.8 million shares via 8,518 cash transactions, with a value of 116.6 million dinars (approximately 359.12 million US dollars).  

Among the companies, (First Takaful), (Energy House), (Equipment), and (First Fuel) were the top gainers, while (Abar), (Parks), (Noor), and (Commercial) were the top decliners.