Kuwait Stock Exchange Trading Report For May 2003

The index of the Kuwait Stock Exchange reached 3,736.2 points at the end of May 2003, an increase of 280.7 points from the closing value at the end of April. The weighted index reached 237.97 points at the end of May, an increase of 16.91 points from the closing value at the end of April.

Volume of trading in May was 4,883,054,000 shares, a decrease of 15.67 % over the April volume. The value traded in May was KWD 1,507,207,110 a decrease of 15.69 % over the April trading value. There were 102,257 transactions in May, a decrease of 8.70 % over the April figure.

There were 101 listed companies at end May. The shares of 94 companies were traded in May. In May of the traded companies, 72 increased in price, 21 decreased in price and 1 company maintained the same price.

The market capitalisation of the exchange at end May was KWD 13,458,962.