ISX down on Monday to close at 103.33 points

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: The Iraqi Stock Exchange (ISX) registered a  decrease in Monday’s trading session, for the seventh session on a row, as more than 604.5 million shares exchanged hands at a value of 1.112 billion Iraqi dinars over 32 joint-stock firms, closing at 103.33 points. Rates of 13 companies went down and 10 up while nine companies kept their previous rates with a decrease by 1.87% in a session that saw trading taking place over 304 transactions. 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. SH (S)/SR 1