Kuwait Stock Exchange Trading Report For October 2000

The index of the Kuwait Stock Exchange reached 1378.4 points at the end of October, a decrease of 65.8 points from the closing value at the end of September.

Volume of trading in October was 453,190,000 shares, a decrease of 51.78% over the September volume. The value traded in October was KWD111,680,580 a decrease of 39.09% over the September trading value. There were 11,502 transactions in October, a decrease of 42.51% over the September figure.

There were 86 listed companies at end October. The shares of 78 companies were traded in October. In October of the traded companies, 20 increased in price, 55 decreased in price and 3 companies registered no change.

The market capitalisation of the exchange at end October was KWD6,177,957.