Kuwait Stock Exchange Trading Report For July 2002

The index of the Kuwait Stock Exchange reached 2,199.9 points at the end of July, a decrease of 25.8 points from the closing value at the end of June. The weighted index reached 160.62 points at the end of July, a decrease of 3.55 points from the closing value at the end of June.

Volume of trading in July was 3,264,058,500 shares, a decrease of 14.95% over the June volume. The value traded in July was KWD 873,800,475 a decrease of 7.44 % over the June trading value. There were 54,069 transactions in July, a decrease of 19.35% over the June figure.

There were 97 listed companies at end July. The shares of 89 companies were traded in July. In July of the traded companies, 37 increased in price, 47 decreased in price and 5 companies registered no change.

The market capitalisation of the exchange at end July was KWD 10,150,890,000.