Kuwaitis seize opportunities in the stock market... 340.99 million dinars net purchases

Kuwaiti institutional investors emerged as the primary buying force on the Kuwait Stock Exchange during the first nine months of 2026, as Kuwaiti institutions and companies recorded a net purchase of approximately 259.8 million dinars, driving the majority of net buying activity in the market from the beginning of January through the end of September.

Trading data by nationality and investor category reveals a clear dominance of Kuwaiti institutions and companies in liquidity movements. The value of purchases by this group reached approximately 8.48 billion dinars, against sales of about 8.22 billion dinars, resulting in a strong net purchase position of 259.8 million dinars.

The significance of these figures extends beyond the volume of net purchases. Kuwaiti institutions and companies alone accounted for approximately 53.4% of the total value of purchases executed in the market during the first nine months of the year, the highest share among all investor categories, reflecting the substantial weight of local institutional investors in market dynamics.

This trend gains further importance when compared to the overall net trading position of Kuwaiti investors, who recorded a net purchase of approximately 340.99 million dinars during the first nine months of 2026. This indicates that local institutions and companies constituted about 76.2% of the total Kuwaiti net purchases during the period.

Consequently, Kuwaiti buying power was not evenly distributed among investor categories but was concentrated primarily in institutions and companies. Kuwaiti individuals ranked next, with a net purchase of approximately 88.62 million dinars, after recording purchases valued at 4.35 billion dinars against sales of about 4.27 billion dinars.

In contrast, other Kuwaiti investor categories moved within narrow ranges compared to institutions and individuals. Kuwaiti investment funds recorded a net sale of approximately 7.12 million dinars, while client portfolios recorded a net sale of about 302,000 dinars. The final aggregate for Kuwaiti investors remained strongly positive at 340.99 million dinars in net purchases.

In the opposite direction to local investors, foreign investors recorded a net sale of approximately 291.46 million dinars during the period, with the majority stemming from institutions and companies, which recorded a net sale of about 287.69 million dinars after executing purchases valued at nearly 2 billion dinars against sales of approximately 2.29 billion dinars.

Foreign individuals recorded a limited net sale of about 1.21 million dinars, while net sales by investment funds reached approximately 2.54 million dinars, bringing the total net sales for this category to 291.46 million dinars.

Gulf investors, in turn, recorded a net sale of approximately 49.53 million dinars during the nine-month period, distributed among net sales by individuals of about 23.16 million dinars, net sales by institutions and companies of approximately 23.49 million dinars, and net sales by Gulf investment funds of about 2.88 million dinars.

These figures place local investors in a distinct position compared to other nationalities during the first nine months of the year. Kuwaitis recorded a net purchase of 340.99 million dinars, while Gulf investors and other nationalities recorded net sales totaling a similar amount. Kuwaiti institutions and companies held the largest share of local net buying.

These movements occurred within a market that witnessed extensive activity from the beginning of January through the end of September 2026. Total trading value reached approximately 15.88 billion dinars, involving the trading of about 60.25 billion shares and the execution of nearly 3.98 million transactions.