The Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) closed at 6,693.8 points (up 0.47%). Shares of Gulf Bank of Kuwait (GBK), the second largest commercial bank in the Northern Gulf state, continued its rally, ending 3.33% higher at KD0.465. GBK stocks gained 60% on a year to date basis. The market leader Naitional Bank of Kuwait (NBK) also added 3.33% and finished at KD1.240.