Kuwait-Mubasher: The price index of Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) edged down 0.05% or 2.64 points to reach 5,409.50 points by 11 am Kuwait time on Wednesday.

Similarly, both the weighted and Kuwait-15 indices retreated by 0.12% and 0.11% respectively.

KSE’s liquidity stood at KWD 2.3 million, after 18.8 million shares were traded through 297 transactions.

The basic materials sector led five decliners by 1.45%. Meanwhile, the telecom and financial services sectors were the only gainers by a rise of 0.24% and 0.18% respectively.

Al Salam Group Holding was the most active stock on which 5 million shares were exchanged.

NBK recorded the highest liquidity which stood at KWD 1.3 million.