ISX index down by 15.340% on Tuesday

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Iraq’s Stock Exchange (ISX) index went down by 15.340 percent to settle at 186.957 points during Tuesday’s session, the eighth this month. Traded shares in Sunday’s session exceeded 1.699 billion at a total value of over 2.824 billion Iraqi dinars ($2.4 million U.S. dollars) by implementing 421 contracts. Shares of 48 companies were traded in today’s session, of which 6 shares jumped, 22 slumped, and 20 maintained their previous levels. The banking sector achieved the highest trading volume with 60.1 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. SH (P)/SR 1