Iraq Stock Exchange index declines in February’s second week
The Iraq Stock Exchange. Photo: INA
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – The Iraq Stock Exchange announced on Thursday the trading indicators for the second week of February, according to the Iraqi News Agency (INA).
The Iraq Stock Exchange mentioned in a statement that it organized five trading sessions during the second week of the current month, from Sunday, February 5, to Thursday, February 9, INA reported.
The statement clarified that the number traded shares during the week exceeded seven billion, and the value of the traded shares exceeded eight billion Iraqi dinars (more than 5.48 million USD), INA reported.
The statement elaborated that the trading index for the first session of the week closed at 612.21 points, and at the end of the week it closed at 602.95 points, representing a decrease of 1.54 percent compared to the first session, according to INA.
More than 2800 sale and purchase contracts were concluded on shares of companies listed in the Iraq Stock Exchange in the same period, INA added.