The benchmark index of Iraqi Stock Exchange (ISX) rose by 0.85% or 0.85 point to 101.18 points after it closed yesterday at 100.33 points.

Total of 3.84 billion shares were traded through 689 transactions at a turnover of IQD3.91 billion. 45 companies participated in trading, 29 rose, 6 declined and 10 kept flat.

The top three gainers were Dar Es Salaam Investment Bank which rose by 8.33%, National Bank of Iraq which added 8.11% and Babylon Bank which increased by 7.7%.

The top three losers were Tourist Village of Mosul Dam which declined by 10%, Ready Made Clothes Co which plunged by 9.95% and Al Nukhba for General Contracting which shed 1.25%.

It should be noted that the Iraqi benchmark index rose yesterday by 0.02% gaining 0.02 point and closed at 100.33 points.

Translated by: Mohamed Massoud