BAHRAIN All Share Index closed at 1,910.41 points yesterday, marking a decrease of 0.82 points below the previous closing.
This decrease was due to a drop in the communications services sector and the financials sector.
Bahrain lslamic Index has closed at 933.50 points, marking an increase of 5.11 points above the previous closing.
Results indicated that 130 equity transactions took place with a volume of 6,251,541 worth BD2,523,721.
Investors traded mainly in the financials sector, representing 92.37 per cent of the total value of securities traded.
Meanwhile, most Gulf stock markets rose yesterday after Washington said it was still engaging with Tehran to try to end their war.
Dubai’s main share index advanced 0.9pc, underpinned by a 2.6pc rise in blue-chip developer Emaar Properties and a 3.3pc increase in toll operator Salik.
In Abu Dhabi, the index gained 0.6pc, with Aldar Properties up 3.7pc.
Saudi Arabia’s benchmark index added 0.5pc, supported by a 0.6pc rise in Al Rajhi Bank. However, oil major Saudi Aramco fell 0.9pc.
The Qatari index was up 0.6pc, buoyed by a 0.9pc gain in the Gulf’s biggest lender Qatar National Bank.
Outside the Gulf, Egypt’s blue-chip index jumped 1.8pc, with Commercial International Bank gaining 3.5pc.