15.6 billion KD liquidity in Kuwait Stock Exchange over 9 months

Data from the Kuwait Stock Exchange for the first nine months of 2026 show that trading activity continued despite geopolitical and economic developments in the world and the region. Total liquidity reached approximately 15.642 billion dinars, through the trading of around 59.822 billion shares.

The market capitalization of listed companies stood at 52.582 billion dinars by the end of September, down from 53.187 billion dinars at the end of 2025, a decrease of about 605.2 million dinars, or 1.14%, reflecting the resilience of market value above the 52.5 billion dinar level.

During the third quarter alone, the exchange recorded liquidity of approximately 5.824 billion dinars, distributed across 22.111 billion shares through 1.497 million transactions, while the General Market Index closed at 8,779.38 points.

The First Market accounted for 3.223 billion dinars of the third-quarter liquidity, representing about 55.3% of the total, through the trading of 8.439 billion shares, with a market capitalization of 43.415 billion dinars.

In contrast, the Main Market attracted approximately 2.6 billion dinars, through the trading of 13.672 billion shares, capturing the largest share of traded share volumes, reflecting the diversity of activity between leading stocks and the most active stocks in terms of volume and transactions.