ISX index down by 1.5% on Sun.

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Iraq’s Stock Exchange (ISX) index rose by 1.5 percent to settle at 220.835 points during Sunday’s session, the seventh this month. Traded shares in Sunday’s session exceeded 1.527 billion at a total value of over 3.173 billion Iraqi dinars ($2.7 million U.S. dollars) by implementing 439 contracts. Shares of 45 companies were traded in today’s session, of which 11 shares jumped, 16 slumped, and 18 maintained their previous levels. The banking sector achieved the highest trading volume with 86.7 percent. The Iraqi Stock Exchange, established under Law No. 74 of the year 2004, held its first session on June 24, 2004. The stock market holds three sessions a week: Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday. SS (P) 1