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Stocks•🇰🇼 Kuwait•Oct 6, 2026
By Tharwa Editorial•Last updated: Oct 10, 2026

" President 50 " leads the stock exchange gains... It closes up 1.1%

Source: Al Jarida (الجريدة) — اقتصاد

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" President 50 " leads the stock exchange gains... It closes up 1.1%

The story in brief

The Kuwait Stock Exchange maintained its gains at the close of Tuesday’s trading, with the Main 50 shares continuing to outperform the rest of the market components, bringing the four indices to the end of the session in the green zone... Selling and the extension of price pressures from the beginning of the sessions until their end.

Detailed summary

The Kuwait Stock Exchange maintained its gains at the close of Tuesday’s trading, with the Main 50 shares continuing to outperform the rest of the market components, bringing the four indices to the end of the session in the green zone... Selling and the extension of price pressures from the beginning of the sessions until their end.

However, the last sessions of the decline wave began to show a decline in selling power, with trading volumes falling below their averages, indicating that selling pressures have begun to lose some of their momentum. During the previous decline wave, stock prices absorbed a significant amount of concerns related to geopolitical developments, rising bond yields, and other pressure factors, at a time when markets usually tend to price future expectations in advance. As prices fell to more attractive levels, liquidity began to return selectively during today's session, although its volumes remained below levels that reflect a broad shift in market direction. The “Main 50” index led the gains, rising by 1.10%, adding 109.99 points to close at 10,078.49 points, while the main market index rose by 0.15%, equivalent to 13.76 points, to 8,900.83 points. The First Market Index rose by 0.18%, or 16.70 points, to 9050.66 points. The general market index also rose by the same percentage, adding 15.52 points to close at 8654.04 points.

The value of trading at the end of the session amounted to about 74.01 million dinars, with 263.84 million shares traded across 19.33 thousand transactions. The “Main 50” was in the lead. The “Main 50” had recorded an increase of 1.42% in the middle of the session, before ending trading with a gain of 1.10%, to remain the strongest performer among the stock market indices.

Background & context

This story sits within Kuwait's broader reform agenda and efforts to grow Capital Markets as a pillar of non-oil GDP. The region benefits from supportive energy prices, expansionary government budgets, and rising interest from sovereign wealth funds and foreign investors.

Key numbers & facts

  • The “Main 50” index led the gains, rising by 1.10%, adding 109.99 points to close at 10,078.49 points, while the main market index rose by 0.15%, equivalent to 13.76 points, to 8,900.83 points.
  • The First Market Index rose by 0.18%, or 16.70 points, to 9050.66 points.
  • The value of trading at the end of the session amounted to about 74.01 million dinars, with 263.84 million shares traded across 19.33 thousand transactions.
  • The “Main 50” had recorded an increase of 1.42% in the middle of the session, before ending trading with a gain of 1.10%, to remain the strongest performer among the stock market indices.

Key points

  • The Kuwait Stock Exchange maintained its gains at the close of Tuesday’s trading, with the Main 50 shares continuing to outperform the rest of the market components, bringing the four indices to the end of the session in the green zone...
  • Selling and the extension of price pressures from the beginning of the sessions until their end.

Why this matters

This matters because activity in Capital Markets shapes capital flows, hiring and investor sentiment across Kuwait.

Economic & market impact

Potential impact: - Listed GCC equities and indices may see direct trading reaction.

Potentially related sectors
Capital Markets

GCC angle

For the rest of the GCC, this is a signal on the pace of activity in Capital Markets. Capital flows and regulatory decisions in one Gulf state typically travel across borders given the similar economic structures and the coordination inside the GCC framework.

Risks & uncertainty

There is uncertainty around the read-through: projections can be moved by swings in oil prices, by US monetary policy tightening that most GCC central banks track via dollar pegs, and by regional geopolitical events. Headline numbers may also be revised when subsequent official data is published.

What happens next?

Watch for upcoming disclosures from listed names in Capital Markets, official macro releases for Kuwait, and any commentary from regulators or sovereign wealth funds. Tharwa will refresh this briefing as new public information becomes available.

Sources used

This is an original Tharwa briefing based on the available source material. Read the full article from the publisher.

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