Kuwait Stock Exchange Trading Report For September 2002

The index of the Kuwait Stock Exchange reached 1,986.6 points at the end of September, a decrease of 182.4 points from the closing value at the end of August. The weighted index reached 150.27 points at the end of September, a decrease of 9.6 points from the closing value at the end of August.

Volume of trading in September was 888,713,000 shares, a decrease of 16.57% over the August volume. The value traded in September was KWD 213,933,275 a decrease of 16.01 % over the August trading value. There were 20,435 transactions in September, a decrease of 21.07% over the August figure.

There were 97 listed companies at end September. The shares of 89 companies were traded in September. In September of the traded companies, 20 increased in price, 68 decreased in price and 1 company registered no change.

The market capitalisation of the exchange at end September was KWD 9,618,708.