Dinarsareus
06-21-2010, 03:44 AM
June 20, 2010 - 01:17:24
BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: The Iraqi Stock Exchange (ISX) opened the week with a slight decrease of 0.1%, the seventh in a row, to close at 91.7 points as rates of shares of 16 firms out of a total 33 traded firms went down.
The ISX index had been down by 0.3% during the previous session to close at 91.9 points.
“Today’s session saw more than 3.522 billion shares traded at a value of more than 6.588 billion Iraqi dinars (roughly $5.6 million) through 220 deals, of which non-Iraqi investors obtained six deals worth 4.7 million dinars over the banking and industrial sectors,” according to an ISX news bulletin received by Aswat al-Iraq news agency.
The banking sector came in the lead with 92% of the overall trading activities through 113 deals worth more than 6 billion Iraqi dinars, mostly over the United Bank, followed by the hotel sector with 5% through 15 deals worth 377 million dinars over seven firms, the industrial sector with 50 deals worth 74 million dinars over seven firms.
The ISX witnessed its first E-trading session on April 19, 2009 over five registered companies, three banks and two hotels. The banks were: Ashur International Bank (AIB), Al-Mansour Bank and the Iraqi Credit Bank while the hotels were: Ashtar Hotel and Al-Mansour Hotel.
On June 7, 2009, the Iraqi Middle East Investment Bank and the Warka Bank joined the electronic trading sessions.
The ISX now holds five sessions from Sunday to Thursday.
http://en.aswataliraq.info/?p=133471
BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: The Iraqi Stock Exchange (ISX) opened the week with a slight decrease of 0.1%, the seventh in a row, to close at 91.7 points as rates of shares of 16 firms out of a total 33 traded firms went down.
The ISX index had been down by 0.3% during the previous session to close at 91.9 points.
“Today’s session saw more than 3.522 billion shares traded at a value of more than 6.588 billion Iraqi dinars (roughly $5.6 million) through 220 deals, of which non-Iraqi investors obtained six deals worth 4.7 million dinars over the banking and industrial sectors,” according to an ISX news bulletin received by Aswat al-Iraq news agency.
The banking sector came in the lead with 92% of the overall trading activities through 113 deals worth more than 6 billion Iraqi dinars, mostly over the United Bank, followed by the hotel sector with 5% through 15 deals worth 377 million dinars over seven firms, the industrial sector with 50 deals worth 74 million dinars over seven firms.
The ISX witnessed its first E-trading session on April 19, 2009 over five registered companies, three banks and two hotels. The banks were: Ashur International Bank (AIB), Al-Mansour Bank and the Iraqi Credit Bank while the hotels were: Ashtar Hotel and Al-Mansour Hotel.
On June 7, 2009, the Iraqi Middle East Investment Bank and the Warka Bank joined the electronic trading sessions.
The ISX now holds five sessions from Sunday to Thursday.
http://en.aswataliraq.info/?p=133471