KUWAIT, 5 October 2005 — Al Mal Investment Co. saw its nine-month net profit soar to 33.1 million dinars ($113 million) from 5.99 million dinars, due mostly to pending asset sales already booked as earnings, the investment firm said. In the statement posted on the Kuwaiti bourse web site, Al Mal Investment said the earnings included unrealized gains of 24.7 million dinars booked as earnings.
