Kuwait Stock Exchange Closes Lower Amid Leading Stocks Pressure and Oil Price Drop

The Kuwait Stock Exchange closed on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, with a collective decline in its main indices, impacted by selling pressures on leading stocks and continued pressure from falling global oil prices.

The Premier Market Index decreased by 68.63 points or 0.71%, closing at 9,580.20 points, while the BK Main 50 Index fell by 0.41% to 8,565.34 points.

The Main Market Index also dropped by 0.17%, recording 8,272.07 points, and the All-Share Index declined by 0.62% to 8,965.23 points, during a session characterized by caution and low risk appetite.

Liquidity and Trading

The session recorded a trading volume of 177.3 million shares across 10,493 transactions, with a total value of approximately 69.6 million Kuwaiti Dinars, while the market capitalization remained around 44.1 billion Kuwaiti Dinars.

Most Active Stocks

• Most Traded by Value:

  • Kuwait Finance House (KFH) led with trading exceeding 14.3 million Dinars despite a decline of 1.09%.

  • National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) traded close to 7.65 million Dinars.

• Top Gainers:

  • ABK rose by 2.06%.

  • KINV and MKHZN with limited gains.

  • GFH up by 1.07%.

• Top Losers:

  • MEZZAN down by 3.71%.

  • SHIP decreased by 2.07%.

  • AAYAN, KFH, and BOUBYAN are also among the decliners.

Influencing Factors

The negative performance coincided with a decline in the Kuwait Oil Price to approximately $60.44 per barrel, down by 0.82%, which pressured investor sentiment, despite improvements in some local economic indicators, including GDP data.