Kuwait-Mubasher: Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) saw all indices declining in the first nine months of 2015, as the price index fell by 12.39% or 810 points to reach 5,725.96 points as compared to 6,535.72 points by the end of 2014.
The weighted index retreated 11.5% or 50.5 points from January to September to settle at 388.4 points as compared to 438.88 points by the end of last year.
Kuwait-15 index ended the first nine months of 2015 at 935.06 points as compared to 1,059.95 points by the end of 2014; a drop of 11.8% or 124.9 points.
During the 185 sessions of the three-quarter period ended September, the price index rose in 82 sessions, retreated in 101, and remained unchanged in 2. The weighted index levelled up in 95 sessions, fell in 89, and remained unchanged in 1, while, the Kuwait-15 matched the weighted index for the period.
During the 185 traded sessions, the turnover stood at KWD 1.85 billion, as 20.97 billion shares were exchanged through 459,470 transactions.
January was the most active month in the period, as 5.45 billion shares were traded through 126,390 deals, with a total value of KWD 501.55 million.
Meanwhile, July saw the lowest trading activity, as 2.23 billion shares were exchanged during 50,690 deals, with a turnover worth KWD 218.5 million.
Market capitalization lost about 10.5% or KWD 3.12 billion to reach KWD 26.59 billion by the end of September 2015 from KWD 29.71 billion by the end of 2014.
