This phase will mark a milestone within Boursa Kuwait’s mission to to develop a liquid, reliable and sound capital market providing issuers with efficient access to capital, and investors with diverse return opportunities, which is set to see Boursa Kuwait fortify its position as a leading regional exchange.
The new market segmentation is a particularly major step, creating a Premier, a Main and an Auction market, each with unique characteristics and obligations. Boursa Kuwait will also introduce new market-capitalized indices, which represent the segmented markets. All sectorial indices will be reset to reflect the start of the new markets.
As part of the second phase, the Boursa Kuwait Rulebook, which can be found on the website, will also be modified. All members must comply with the updated rules, which include new listing requirements reflective of the market segmentation effective 1 April 2018. Moreover, a circuit-breaker system on securities and indices will be launched as a measure to prevent potential market disruptions.
