The Kuwait Stock Exchange closed its trading session today, Thursday, with its general index declining by 89.72 points, a decrease of 1.12 percent, reaching a level of 7,907.97 points. A total of 407.5 million shares were traded through 22,316 cash transactions, with a value of 129.8 million Kuwaiti dinars (approximately 399.7 million US dollars).  

The Main Market Index dropped by 226.17 points, a decrease of 3.05 percent, reaching a level of 7,199 points. This was achieved through the trading of 312.4 million shares across 14,091 cash transactions, with a value of 92 million dinars (approximately 283.3 million US dollars).  

The Premier Market Index also fell by 59.66 points, a decrease of 0.70 percent, reaching a level of 8,475.87 points. This was achieved through the trading of 95 million shares across 8,225 transactions, with a value of 37.7 million dinars (approximately 116.11 million US dollars).  

In parallel, the Main 50 Index declined by 432.50 points, a decrease of 5.83 percent, reaching a level of 6,983.09 points. This was achieved through the trading of 289.8 million shares across 12,669 cash transactions, with a value of 89.4 million dinars (approximately 275.3 million US dollars).  

Among the companies, (Ekttitab), (Hotels), (Al-Deera), and (Abar) were the top gainers, while (M Business), (First Fuel), (Al-Sour), and (Unicap) were the top decliners.