Kuwait Stock Exchange Trading Report For February 2003

The index of the Kuwait Stock Exchange reached 2,585.7 points at the end of February 2003, an increase of 87.6 points from the closing value at the end of January. The weighted index reached 175.79 points at the end of February, an increase of 0.25 points from the closing value at the end of January.

Volume of trading in February was 1,413,604,500 shares, a decrease of 62.99 % over the January volume. The value traded in February was KWD 386,302,225 a decrease of 59.80 % over the January trading value. There were 33,651 transactions in January, a decrease of 52.12 % over the January figure.

There were 98 listed companies at end February. The shares of 91 companies were traded in February. In February of the traded companies, 31 increased in price, 54 decreased in price and 6 companies maintained the same price.

The market capitalisation of the exchange at end February was KWD 10,729,098.