Kuwait stock market liquidity falls 20% to hit KD 1.9 billion in August
The market’s performance in August was less active than in July, as reflected by a decline in both the average daily trading value and overall liquidity.
• The average daily trading value on Kuwait Stock Exchange in August was KD 94.1 million, down 12.5% from July’s average of KD 107.7 million. The liquidity during the first eight months of 2025 totaled KD 17.077 billion, with an average daily trading value of KD 106.7 million.
A specialized economic report revealed that stock market liquidity sinks 20.1% in August, reaching about KD 1.9 billion, down from KD 2.4 billion in July, reported Al Rai newspaper.
According to Al-Shall Consulting Company, the market’s performance during the month was less active than in July, as reflected by a decline in both the average daily trading value and overall liquidity.
The Premier Market Index declined by about 2.2%, and the General Market Index fell by about 1.4%, while the Main Market Index rose by around 2.8% and the Main Market 50 Index jumped by about 4.9%.
The report noted that the average daily trading value in August was roughly KD 94.1 million, down 12.5% from July’s average of KD 107.7 million.
It added that liquidity on the stock exchange during the first eight months of the year totaled about KD 17.077 billion, with an average daily trading value of KD 106.7 million. This represents a 98.9% rise compared to the same period in 2024, when the average daily value was about KD 53.7 million dinars.
The report highlighted that half of listed companies received only 6.5% of total liquidity. Fifty companies, about 35.7% of the total, received just 2.5%, and one company saw no trading activity.
Among smaller, highly liquid companies, twelve firms with a market value of roughly 4.2% of the total accounted for about 30% of exchange liquidity. Two of these, representing 0.4% of total market value, accounted for around 15% of total liquidity by the end of August.
The report concluded that while liquidity remains concentrated in low-capitalization companies, nearly half of listed firms continue to receive minimal trading activity.
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