Iraq Stock Exchange index rises in February’s third week
Iraq Stock Exchange. Photo: Iraqi News Agency
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – The Iraq Stock Exchange announced on Thursday the trading indicators for the third week of February, according to the Iraqi News Agency (INA).
The Iraq Stock Exchange mentioned in a statement that it organized four trading sessions during the third week of the current month, from Sunday, February 12, to Wednesday, February 15, INA reported.
Thursday’s trading session was not held as it coincided with an official holiday.
The statement clarified that the number traded shares exceeded 28 billion, and the value of the traded shares exceeded 36 billion Iraqi dinars (more than 24.67 million USD), INA reported.
The statement elaborated that the trading index for the first session of the week closed at 592.89 points, and at the end of the week it closed at 597.18 points, representing an increase of 0.72 percent compared to the first session, according to INA.
More than 2400 sale and purchase contracts were concluded on shares of companies listed in the Iraq Stock Exchange in the same period, INA added.