Kuwait Stock Exchange Trading Report For February 2004

The index of the Kuwait Stock Exchange reached 5,219.6 points at the end of February, an increase of 80.3 points from the closing value at the end of January. The weighted index reached 305.65 points at the end of February, an increase of 4.51 points from the closing value at the end of January.

Volume of trading in February was 2,549,490,500 shares, a decrease of 50.996% over the previous month's volume. The value traded in February was KWD 1,294,322,920 a decrease of 41.31% over the previous month's value. There were 79,572 transactions in February, a decrease of 42.07 % over the previous month's number of transactions.

There were 108 listed companies at the end of February. The shares of 107 companies were traded in February. Of the traded companies, 55 increased in price and 52 decreased in price.

The market capitalisation of the exchange at end February was KWD 18,820,721,000.