Kuwait Stock Exchange Trading Report For December 2000

The index of the Kuwait Stock Exchange reached 1348.1 points at the end of December, an increase of 3.9 points from the closing value at the end of November.

Volume of trading in December was 186,225,000 shares, a decrease of 15.97% over the November volume. The value traded in December was KWD44,254,390 a decrease of 2.27% over the November trading value. There were 4,855 transactions in December, a decrease of 11.85 % over the November figure.

There were 86 listed companies at end December. The shares of 79 companies were traded in December. In December of the traded companies, 31 increased in price, 40 decreased in price and 8 companies registered no change.

The market capitalisation of the exchange at end December was KWD6,069,511.