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Kuwait market closes 0.40% lower

Kuwait’s all-share index fell 33.87 points, or 0.40%, to close at 8,442.06 on 18 October 2026, according to QNA.

Kuwait Stock Exchange building in an archive photograph.
Kuwait Stock Exchange building in an archive photograph.

Kuwait’s all-share index fell 33.87 points, or 0.40%, to close at 8,442.06 on 18 October 2026, according to QNA.

The market traded 149.6 million shares worth 38.9 million dinars across 14,300 transactions. The Main Market index dropped 1.18%, while the Premier Market fell 0.24%. Those separate readings show that the decline varied across market segments rather than being uniform throughout the exchange.

Kuwait Stock Exchange building in an archive photograph.

Source: qna.org.qa.

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