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Kuwait Bourse closed trading on Tuesday as the All Share Index gained 72.42 points to reach 8,712.18 points, an increase of 0.84 percent.As many as 455 million shares valued at KWD 116.9 million (roughly USD 356.5 million) were traded via 27,306 transactions.The Main Market Index went up by 40.42 points to reach 7,881.67 points, up by 0.52 percent, through 223.18 million shares done via 14,110 transactions valued at KWD 39.9 million (roughly USD 121.6 million).The Premier Market Index gained 83.99 points to reach 9,349.85 points, up by 0.91 percent, through 231.9 million shares done via 13,196 transactions valued at KWD 77 million (roughly USD 234.8 million).Meanwhile, the bourse Main 50 Index went up by 71.06 points to reach 8,076.77 points, up by 0.89 percent, through stock volume of 177 million shares done in 8,905 deals at a value of KWD 31.9 million (roughly USD 97.2 million).

Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) index fell at the beginning of Tuesday's trading by 0.41%, losing 45.25 points to decline to the level of 11,079 points, compared to the previous session's close, under pressure from four sectors. QSE figures showed positive performance for the insurance sector by 0.48%, the telecommunications sector by 0.27% and the consumer goods and services sector by 0.03%. Meanwhile, the banking and financial services sector saw negative performance by 0.65%, the transportation sector by 0.43%, the real estate sector by 0.23% and the industrial sector by 0.11%. At 10:00 AM, QSE recorded 3,091 transactions worth QAR 42.631 million, distributed over 13.713 million shares.

The main indicators on the US Wall Street stock exchange ended today's trading session higher. The S&P 500 index rose by 0.21 percent to close at 6,495.15 points. The Nasdaq Composite index increased by 0.45 percent, reaching 21,798.70 points. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed by 0.25 percent to register 45,514.95 points.