Kuwait Stock Exchange Trading Report For January 2000

The Kuwait Stock Exchange Index value at the end of January was 1386.2, a decrease of 55.8 points from the closing value at the end of December 1999. The volume of shares traded in January was 242,165,000, a decrease of 47.81% compared to the trading volume in December 1999. The value of trading in January was KDD 43,514,770, a decrease of 48.86% compared to the trading value in December 1999. There were 4,581 transactions in January 2000, a decrease of 41.56% compared to December 1999. There were 85 listed companies at end January 2000. The market capitalisation at end January was KDD 5,858,812,000.