Kuwait Stock Exchange Trading Report For August 2001

The index of the Kuwait Stock Exchange reached 1,793.4 points at the end of August, an increase of 101 points from the closing value at the end of July. The weighted index reached 137.9 points at the end of August, an increase of 6.42 points from the closing value at the end of July.

Volume of trading in August was 1,817,443,500 shares, a decrease of 23.17% over the July volume. The value traded in August was KWD 509,354,400 a decrease of 5.12 % over the July trading value. There were 38,595 transactions in August, a decrease of 26.79% over the July figure.

There were 86 listed companies at end August. The shares of 85 companies were traded in August. In August of the traded companies, 46 increased in price, 35 decreased in price and 4 companies registered no change.

The market capitalisation of the exchange at end August was KWD 8,282,222,000.