Kuwait, July 25, 2022, SPA -- The Kuwait Stock Exchange closed trading higher today, gaining 38.04 points, to reach the level of 7699.88 points, an increase of 0.50%. A total of 213.7 million shares were traded, through 12,748 deals, with a value of 56.9 million Kuwaiti Dinars. The main market index rose by 1.2%, 70.5 points, to end trading at the level of 5891.32 points, during which 123.8 million shares were traded, with a value of 15.9 million Kuwaiti Dinars, through 5,375 deals. The first market index rose by 25.77 points, to close at 8572.43 points, an increase of 0.3%, through trading of 89.8 million shares with 7,373 deals, worth 41 million Kuwaiti Dinars. --SPA 18:26 LOCAL TIME 15:26 GMT 0028 www.spa.gov.sa/w1766041