The index of the Kuwait Stock Exchange reached 9,670 points at the end of August, an increase of 243 points from the closing value at the end of July. The weighted index reached 502.7 points at the end of August, an increase of 16.7 points from the closing value at the end of July.
Volume of trading in August was 1,762,387,500 shares, a decrease of 12.9% over the previous month's volume. The value traded in August was KWD 750,667,190 a decrease of 12.1% over the previous month's value. There were 82,708 transactions in August, a decrease of 12.1% over the previous month's number of transactions.
160 companies were traded in August. Of the traded companies, 43 increased in price and 116 decreased in price.
The market capitalisation of the exchange at end August was KWD 29,143,363,000.
