Bahrain Bourse down 2.12% year-to-date

TDT | Manama

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The Bahrain Bourse closed the second quarter of 2025 in the red, its general index easing to 1,943.81 points, a 2.12 per cent drop since January. This followed a stronger first quarter, when the index reached 1,951.37 points, up 1.02 per cent from the previous year’s close.

Market value fell to BD 7.56 billion from BD 8.01 billion a year earlier, a decline of 5.61 per cent. Figures in the bourse’s quarterly bulletin show 219.49 million shares changed hands between April and June, worth BD 50.79 million.

Compared with the same quarter last year, trade value dropped 29.8 per cent and volume fell 54.49 per cent, while the number of deals rose by 29.77 per cent.

Activity
The financial sector dominated activity, accounting for 48.43 per cent of the total value at BD 24.6 million and 53.04 per cent of the shares traded.

Bahraini investors were behind BD 78.7 million of turnover, or 77.48 per cent of the total, while trades by non-Bahrainis reached BD 22.88 million, or 22.52 per cent.

Prices rose for 18 companies, fell for 14, and remained unchanged for nine.

The Bahrain Islamic Index stood at 829.48 points, up 0.96 per cent year-on-year from 821.58 points.

Staples
Finance was the only sector to record growth, up 1.01 per cent, while consumer staples led the declines with a 19.72 per cent fall.

Basic materials dropped 16.53 per cent, industrials 12.14 per cent, communications 4.58 per cent, and consumer discretionary 0.4 per cent.

By the end of June, the exchange listed 41 companies, three funds, 19 bonds and sukuk, and nine treasury bills.