ISX up by 3.963 %

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Iraq’s Stock Exchange (ISX) index rose by 3.963 percent to settle at 61.774 points during Tuesday’s session, the fourth this month. Traded shares in Tuesday’s session exceeded 1.035 billion at a total value of over 1.216 billion Iraqi dinars (nearly $101 million) by implementing 184 contracts. The industrial sector achieved the highest trading volume. It achieved a trading volume of 57.6 percent and a number of traded shares of 62.7 percent. Shares of 34 companies were traded in today’s session, of which 5 shares jumped, 8 slumped, and 21 others maintained their previous levels. MH (P)/SR 1