BAHRAIN All Share Index closed at 1,933.82 points yesterday, marking an increase of 1.03 points above the previous closing. This increase was due to a rise in the financials sector, the industrials sector and the real estate sector.
Bahrain lslamic Index has closed at 941.93 points, marking a decrease of 2.59 points below the previous closing.
Results indicated that 113 equity transactions took place with a volume of 3,038,332 worth BD724,686.
Investors traded mainly in the financials sector, representing 37.24 per cent of the total value of securities traded. Meanwhile, stock markets in the Gulf ended lower yesterday.
Dubai’s main share index fell 1.1pc, with most stocks ending in negative territory. Blue-chip developer Emaar Properties declined 2.2pc, while Emirates NBD, Dubai’s largest lender, dropped 1.8pc.
In Abu Dhabi, the index lost 0.8pc, weighed down by broad-based declines led by real estate stocks.
Saudi’s benchmark index extended losses for a fifth straight session, falling 0.9pc, with almost all constituents in the red.
The Qatari index edged down 0.1pc, as Qatar National Bank, the region’s largest lender, fell 1.5pc and Qatar Navigation lost 1.2pc.
Outside the Gulf, Egypt’s blue-chip index was little changed as Commercial International Bank fell 2pc, while Eastern Company gained 2.8pc.