Kuwait Stock Exchange Trading Report For September 2000

The index of the Kuwait Stock Exchange reached 1444.2 points at the end of September, an increase of 35.4 points from the closing value at the end of August.

Volume of trading in September was 939,912,500 shares, an increase of 58.59% over the August volume. The value traded in September was KWD181,714,340 an increase of 54.06% over the August trading value. There were 20,010 transactions in September, an increase of 76.56% over August.

There were 86 listed companies at end September. The shares of 76 companies were traded in September. In September of the traded companies, 65 increased in price, 9 decreased in price and 2 companies registered no change.

The market capitalisation of the exchange at end September was KWD6,193,580,000.