Stock exchange liquidity hits 15.6B dinars in first nine months
During the first nine months of 2026, the Kuwait Stock Exchange experienced total capital inflows amounting to approximately 15.6 billion Kuwaiti dinars (about 47.8 billion USD), representing a 19.1% decrease compared to the same period in 2025, when the daily trading value was around 106.9 million dinars. In September, liquidity increased to about 2.448 billion dinars (approximately 7.515 billion USD), a 37.7% rise from August, despite mixed market performance, as major and diversified indices declined between 1.3% and 7.1%. Analysis also showed that half of the listed companies received only 8.1% of the total liquidity, while small-cap companies accounted for around 19.9% of the liquidity, with a high concentration of liquidity among a group of small and dual-cap companies. Overall, liquidity was heavily concentrated in the First Market, representing 51.1%, while the Main Market received about 48.9%, with the Main Market’s share of total liquidity declining compared to 2025.
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