Al-Shall: Boursa Kuwait’s total liquidity amounts to KD 2.135 billion in March

Boursa Kuwait’s total liquidity declined in March compared to February’s liquidity, as it amounted to KD 2.135 billion (approx. USD 6.5 billion) from KD 2.853 billion (approx. USD 8.7 billion) in February, marking a 25.2 percent decrease.

Al-Shall Consulting Company mentioned in a report on Saturday that Boursa Kuwait’s performance during March was less active compared to February’s, as the average daily trading value decreased alongside negative performances regarding all indices.

The Premier Market index dropped by 0.2 percent, the Main Market index by 0.9 percent and the All-Share Market index (the outcome of both mentioned markets) decreased by 0.3 percent, as did the Boursa Kuwait Main 50 index by 4.2 percent.

The average daily trading value for March was KD 106.7 million (approx. USD 328.6 million), dropping by 36.4 percent from the average of February at KD 167.8 million (approx. USD 516.8 million).

Boursa Kuwait’s liquidity in the first quarter of 2025 reached KD 6.717 billion (approx. USD 20.6 billion), thus the average daily trading value for the period scored KD 119.9 million (approx. USD 369.2 million), an increase by 106.4 percent versus the average for the same period of 2024 at KD 58.1 million (approx. USD 178.9 million).

The report also mentioned that liquidity trends since the beginning of the year indicate that half of the listed companies represent only 2.6 percent of total liquidity, including 50 companies obtaining only 0.8 percent of that liquidity and three companies without any trading.

As for the small liquid companies, 12 companies whose market value equals 3.2 percent of all listed companies’ value captured 46.6 percent of total market liquidity. This means that major liquidity activity is still deprived in almost half of the listed companies, on the contrary, it strongly favors companies with small market value, explained the report. – KUNA