Kuwait Stock Exchange Trading Report For December 2003

The index of the Kuwait Stock Exchange reached 4,790.2 points at the end of December 2003, an increase of 268.4 points from the closing value at the end of November, 2003. The weighted index reached 291.34 points at the end of December, an increase of 14.19 points from the closing value at the end of November 2003.

Volume of trading in December 2003 was 4,948,950,000 shares, an increase of 100.44% over the previous month's volume. The value traded in December 2003 was KWD 1,849,943,220 an increase of 121.78% over the previous month's value. There were 119,361 transactions in December 2003, an increase of 92.515 % over the previous month's number of transactions.

There were 108 listed companies at the end of December 2003. The shares of 106 companies were traded in December 2003. Of the traded companies, 71 increased in price and 33 decreased in price.

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