Bahrain Stock Exchange (BSE) fell on the opening of trading on pressure from the GfH Group

Economy and stock exchange

Bahrain Financial Market Index fell 0.04%, or 0.63 points, to close at 1434.58 points, under pressure from the investment sector.

The Bahrain Stock Exchange [BSE] was trading at 654 thousand shares at a total value of BD 238,000.

The decline in the Bahrain bourse led the investment sector down by 1.33%, under pressure of JFH Financial Group that fell 1.21%, while the insurance sector increased by 2.46%, driven by the rise of Bahrain National Holding Company by 0.74%.