Kuwait stocks close, price index up by 16 points

The Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) closed on Sunday, with the price index going up by 16 points and the weighted and KSX 15 indexes falling by 0.52 points and 3.86 points respectively. The value of traded shares hit around KD 26.1 million\'s worth of 272.8 million shares through 5,165 transactions. The shares of MANAZEL, ADNC, MAYADEEN, GFH and ALAMAN were top gainers, while top losers were OSOUL, FIRSTDUBAI, KMEFIC, MAZAYA and PIPE. The sector of primary materials was the winner in volume in both price and weighted indexes by 17.1 points and 6.27 points respectively, while the sector of technology was the loser in volume in the price index by 14.6 points, and the communication sector was the top loser in the weighted index by 3.7 points.