Kuwait Stock Exchange Trading Report For September 2001

The index of the Kuwait Stock Exchange reached 1,599.9 points at the end of October, a decrease of 193.5 points from the closing value at the end August. The weighted index reached 123.28 points at the end of September, a decrease of 14.62 points from the closing value at the end of August.

Volume of trading in September was 1,693,358,000 shares, a decrease of 6.83% over the August volume. The value traded in September was KWD 387,291,500 a decrease of 23.96% over the August trading value. There were 39,088 transactions in September, a increase of 1.28% over the August figure.

There were 86 listed companies at end September. The shares of 85 companies were traded in September. In September of the traded companies, 28 increased in price, 55 decreased in price and 2 companies registered no change.

The market capitalisation of the exchange at end September was KWD 8,130,145,000.