Kuwait Stock Exchange Trading Report For 2003

The index of the Kuwait Stock Exchange reached 4,790.2 points at the end of December 2003, an increase of 2,414.9 points from the closing value at the end of December, 2002. The weighted index reached 291.34 points at the end of December, an increase of 69.3% points from the closing value at the end of December 2002.

Volume of trading in 2003 was 49,565,143,500 shares, an increase of 78.07% over the previous year's volume. The value traded in 2003 was KWD 16,252,995,090 an increase of 143.27% over the previous year's value. There were 1,082,156 transactions in 2003, an increase of 107.59 % over the previous year's number of transactions.

There were 108 listed companies at the end of 2003. The shares of 108 companies were traded in 2003. Of the traded companies, 98 increased in price and 9 decreased in price.

The market capitalisation of the exchange at end 2003 was KWD 18,030,085.