ISX index higher by 4.7 points

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Iraq’s Stock Exchange (ISX) index went up by 2.329 percent to settle at 206.422 points during Sunday’s session, the fifth this month. Traded shares in Sunday’s session exceeded 603 million at a total value of over 1.332 billion Iraqi dinars by implementing 292 contracts. Shares of 37 companies were traded in today’s session, of which seven shares jumped, 11 slumped, and 19 maintained their previous levels. The banking sector achieved the highest trading volume with 58.8 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