ISX increases by 6.580 percent

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Iraq’s Stock Exchange (ISX) index increased by 6.580 percent to settle at 279.665 points at the closing of Tuesday’s session. Shares of 37 companies were traded during today’s session, where more than 448 million shares were transacted at a value of over 1.166 billion dinars ($996.5 thousand) achieved through the implementation of 245 contracts. The industrial sector achieved the highest circulation in terms of the number of shares traded (38.4 percent), as well as in terms of trading volume (27.7 percent). Non-Iraqi investors participated in today’s session through the implementation of 14 contracts in the banking and industrial sectors. The traded shares exceeded 19 millions, valued more than 34 million dinars. The statement concluded that 37 companies were traded in Tuesday’s session out of 91 companies registered in Iraq’s stock exchange, of which 16 indexes went up, 12 dropped, and nine maintained their previous prices. MH (P)/SR 1