Kuwait Stock Exchange Trading Report For October 2002

The index of the Kuwait Stock Exchange reached 2,060.2 points at the end of October, an increase of 73.6 points from the closing value at the end of September. The weighted index reached 154.12 points at the end of October, an increase of 3.85 points from the closing value at the end of September.

Volume of trading in October was 1,579,532,000 shares, an increase of 77.73 % over the September volume. The value traded in October was KWD 297,298,170 an increase of 38.96 % over the September trading value. There were 32,061 transactions in October, an increase of 56.89 % over the September figure.

There were 97 listed companies at end October. The shares of 87 companies were traded in October. In October of the traded companies, 25 increased in price, 60 decreased in price and 2 companies maintained the same price.

The market capitalisation of the exchange at end October was KWD 9, 371,372.