Kuwaiti investors continued to dominate trading on the Kuwait Stock Exchange during the first 10 months of 2026, accounting for 82.7 percent of total trading activity, while investors of other nationalities represented 15.9 percent and GCC nationals 1.4 percent, according to Al-Shall Economic Weekly Report.
The report, based on Kuwait Clearing Company figures for January 1 to October 31, showed that companies and institutions remained the largest market participants, accounting for 67.6 percent of the total value of shares sold and 67.3 percent of shares purchased. They sold shares worth 11.737 billion dinars and bought 11.688 billion dinars, recording net sales of 48.8 million dinars.
Individual investors were the second-largest contributors to market liquidity, accounting for 29.3 percent of share sales and 29.7 percent of purchases. They bought shares worth 5.157 billion dinars and sold 5.092 billion dinars, recording net purchases of 65.2 million dinars.
Client portfolio accounts represented 2.6 percent of both buying and selling activity, with sales of 456.7 million dinars against purchases of 453.7 million dinars. Investment funds accounted for the smallest share, representing 0.5 percent of sales and 0.4 percent of purchases, with net sales of 13.4 million dinars.
By nationality, Kuwaiti investors purchased shares worth 14.560 billion dinars, representing 83.8 percent of total purchases, and sold 14.166 billion dinars, or 81.6 percent of total sales. Their net purchases reached 393.7 million dinars.
Investors of other nationalities accounted for 16.9 percent of total sales, worth 2.937 billion dinars, and 15 percent of purchases, valued at approximately 2.6 billion dinars. Their net sales amounted to 337 million dinars. GCC investors recorded net sales of 56.6 million dinars, purchasing shares worth 206.3 million dinars and selling 262.9 million dinars.
The report highlighted a shift in the market’s nationality distribution compared with the same period in 2025. Kuwaiti investors’ share declined from 86.5 to 82.7 percent, while the share of other nationalities increased from 11.8 to 15.9 percent. GCC investors’ share slipped from 1.7 to 1.4 percent.
