March 26, 2010 - 12:53:54
BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: The Iraqi Stock Exchange (ISX) index this week went down this week to register 94.8 points with trading worth 3.4 billions Iraqi dinars.

The ISX index had lost 2.14 points last week to close at 94.8 points, compared to last week which registered 97 points.

Traded shares this week worth around 3.425 billion Iraqi dinars ($2.9 million) through 1282 deals with non-Iraqi investors getting 175 deals worth 645.615 million Iraqi dinars, mostly over the industrial sector.

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, 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.

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