ISX down on Thursday

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Iraq’s Stock Exchange (ISX) index went down during Thursday’s session. Traded shares in the session exceeded 616 million at a total value of over 1.2 billion dinars (around $1 million) by implementing 624 contracts. Out of 52 companies, shares of 19 firms were traded in today’s session; four of them went up, and 13 went down, while two were able to preserve the same price. The banking sector achieved the highest number of trading shares with 95 percent, and the highest trading volume with 73 percent. The Iraqi Stock Exchange, established under Law No. 74 of the year 2004, held its first session on June 24, 2004. The stock market holds three sessions a week: Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday. MH (P) / SS 1