Mubasher: The Bahrain Bourse’s general index grew by 6.74 points, or 0.4%, to 1,523.27 points in October, boosted by the banking and services sectors.

Market capitalisation reached BHD 9.59 billion ($25.28 billion) at the end of October, compared to BHD 9.54 billion ($25.15 billion) in September.

Ahli United Bank Bahrain rose by 1.14%, while National Bank of Bahrain and Batelco increased by 0.9% and 1.3%, respectively. Aluminium Bahrain declined by 2%.