Iraq Stock Exchange index declines in December’s first week
Headquarters of Iraq Stock Exchange. Photo: The Tontine Coffe-House
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – The Iraq Stock Exchange announced on Thursday the trading indicators for the first week of December, according to the Iraqi News Agency (INA).
The Iraq Stock Exchange mentioned in a statement that it organized five trading sessions during the first week of December, from Sunday, December 4, to Thursday, December 8, INA reported.
The statement clarified that the traded shares exceeded four billion shares, and the value of the traded shares exceeded five billion Iraqi dinars (nearly 3.43 million USD), INA reported.
The statement elaborated that the trading index for the first session of the week closed at 582.86 points, and at the end of the week it closed at 580.80 points, representing a decrease of 0.35 percent compared to the first session, according to INA.
More than 2600 sale and purchase contracts were concluded on shares of companies listed in the Iraq Stock Exchange in the same period, INA added.