Oil price surge boosts Kuwait market

  • Kuwait: Tuesday, January 08 - 2013 at 14:28

The KSE Market Index advanced 0.35 percent Tuesday, closing at 6,043.01 points. Shares gained across the board. Oil prices (DME Oman Crude) added $0.43 to reach $107.21 amid improved prospects for the world economy. The state of Kuwait relies by 95% on oil revenues. Islamic financial institution Boubyan Bank gained 1.5%. Telecommunications company Zain closed unchanged. Earlier in the day, Zain said it launched the "Zain Great Idea" competition and Entrepreneurship Program seeking innovative business ideas, as part of the organization's Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program which has the mission to support the national entrepreneurial endeavors of the youth.

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