Corporate trading makes up 67.2% of Kuwait SE
An economic report analyzed the performance of the Kuwait Stock Exchange up to the end of September 2026. The data showed that the institutional and corporate sector remains the largest group of traders, accounting for 67.2% of the total value of shares sold and 66.9% of purchases, with net buying transactions totaling approximately $253 million. Individual investors contributed about 30% of the trading activity, with net purchases worth around $197 million. The report highlighted that the market remains primarily local, as Kuwaiti investors held the largest share of trading—83.8% of purchases and 81.6% of sales—while the participation of investors from the Gulf Cooperation Council countries and other nationalities declined. It also noted that liquidity decreased by 19.1% over the first nine months of 2026 compared to the same period last year. The gap between stock prices and their book values continued to widen, with about 77.7% of companies trading above their book value, and only one company experiencing a significant gap exceeding 50% between market price and book value. Additionally, there was an observed increase in liquidity concentration within the primary market, as 75.6% of companies across both markets received 91.9% of the liquidity, which affected stock price levels and caused them to diverge further from their book values.
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