Shafaq News – Baghdad

Iraq’s stock market recorded more than 10 billion dinars in trading volume last week — roughly $7.2 million.

According to the weekly report, trades covered 63 companies across five sessions, while 28 saw no activity due to unmatched buy and sell orders. Thirteen companies remained suspended for failing to submit required disclosures, out of 104 listed firms.

The exchange recorded 22.23 billion shares worth 10.62 billion dinars, marking a 700% jump in volume and a 63% rise in value from the previous week, executed through 3,358 contracts. The ISX60 index closed at 960.15 points, up 1.65% from the previous session.

Foreign investors purchased 31 million shares worth 66 million dinars in 13 transactions, while selling 101 million shares worth 207 million dinars in 109 transactions.

The Iraq Stock Exchange holds five sessions per week from Sunday to Thursday and lists 104 Iraqi joint-stock companies operating across the banking, telecommunications, industry, agriculture, insurance, financial investment, tourism, hotel, and services sectors.