Kuwait Stock Exchange Trading Report For November 2003

The index of the Kuwait Stock Exchange reached 4,521.8 points at the end of November 2003, an increase of 134.5 points from the closing value at the end of October, 2003. The weighted index reached 277.15 points at the end of November, an increase of 5.43 points from the closing value at the end of the previous month.

Volume of trading in November was 2,468,930,000 shares, a decrease of 56.61% over the previous month. The value traded in November was KWD 834,126,660 a decrease of 56.31% over the previous month's value. There were 62,001 transactions in November, a decrease of 49.39 % over the previous month.

There were 108 listed companies at end November. The shares of 106 companies were traded in November. In November of the traded companies, 50 increased in price, 53 decreased in price and 3 maintained the same price.

The market capitalisation of the exchange at end November was KWD 16,950,755.