Iraq Stock Exchange index rises in January’s third week
Iraq Stock Exchange. Photo: Iraqi News Agency
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – The Iraq Stock Exchange announced on Thursday the trading indicators for the third week of January, according to the Iraqi News Agency (INA).
The Iraq Stock Exchange mentioned in a statement that it organized five trading sessions during the third week of the current month, from Sunday, January 15, to Thursday, January 19, INA reported.
The statement clarified that the number traded shares exceeded 25 billion, and the value of the traded shares exceeded 26 billion Iraqi dinars (more than 17.82 million USD), INA reported.
The statement elaborated that the trading index for the first session of the week closed at 597.27 points, and at the end of the week it closed at 606.56 points, representing an increase of 1.53 percent compared to the first session, according to INA.
More than 3100 sale and purchase contracts were concluded on shares of companies listed in the Iraq Stock Exchange in the same period, INA added.