ISX registers slight decrease to close at 109.63 points

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: The Iraqi Stock Exchange (ISX) registered a slight decrease in Sunday’s trading session as 526 million shares exchanged hands at a value of 962.8 million Iraqi dinars (roughly $822,000) over 31 joint-stock firms, closing at 109.63 points. Rates of 14 companies went down and nine up with a  slight 0.62% decrease in a session that saw trading taking place over 505 transactions, 30 of which went to non-Iraqi investors with 37 million shares at a value of 115.8 million Iraqi dinars. The ISX witnessed the first e-trading session on April 19 over five registered companies, three banks and two hotels. The banks were: Ashur International Bank (AIB), Al-Mansour Bank and the Iraqi Credit Bank while the hotels were: Ashtar Hotel and Al-Mansour Hotel. On June 7, the Iraqi Middle East Investment Bank and the Warka Bank joined the electronic trading sessions. The ISX now holds five sessions from Sunday to Thursday. AmR (P)/SR 1