Kuwait Stock Exchange Trading Report For October 2001

The index of the Kuwait Stock Exchange reached 1,659.7 points at the end of October, an increase of 59.8 points from the closing value at the end September. The weighted index reached 127.14 points at the end of October, an increase of 3.86 points from the closing value at the end of September.

Volume of trading in October was 1,117,816,500 shares, a decrease of 33.99% over the September volume. The value traded in October was KWD 231,918,235 a decrease of 40.12% over the September trading value. There were 26,583 transactions in October, a decrease of 31.99% over the September figure.

There were 86 listed companies at end October. The shares of 84 companies were traded in October. In October of the traded companies, 16 increased in price, 67 decreased in price and 1 company registered no change.

The market capitalisation of the exchange at end October was KWD 7,830,888,000.