During a month.. 88 billion shares worth 84 billion dinars were traded in Iraq
The Iraq Stock Exchange announced, on Sunday, the trading of 88 billion shares, with a financial value of more than 84 billion dinars, during last October.
The market stated, in a report seen by Shafaq News Agency, that “the market organized 22 trading sessions, and the number of companies whose shares were traded during October reached 81 joint-stock companies, out of 110 companies listed on the market.”
He added, “The number of traded shares reached 88 billion, 232 million, and 25 thousand shares, with a financial value of 84 billion, 455 million, and 79 thousand dinars, through the implementation of 22,160 transactions.
The market indicated that “the ISX60 index closed at 1,044 points, recording a 12% increase from its closing in the previous session.”
It is noteworthy that the Iraq Stock Exchange organizes five trading sessions weekly from Sunday to Thursday, and 110 Iraqi joint-stock companies are listed in it, representing the sectors of banking, communications, industry, agriculture, insurance, financial investment, tourism and hotels.
Shafaq.com