ISX yields 0.9% gains and delists 19 companies

Shafaq News/ Trading volume in Iraq's stock market surpassed 883 million equities valued at more than 720 million dinars in today's session, Tuesday.

A report of the market obtained by Shafaq News agency said, "31 publicly traded companies cast out today of 103 enlisted companies," indicating, "19 companies were delisted by the Iraqi Securities Commission for violating the disclosure regulations."

"883,664,000 equities were traded today at a value of 720,209,000 dinars. ISX60 index ended up by 590.8, yielding 0.9% from the last session's close," the report added.

It is noteworthy that Iraq Stock Exchange installed Central Depository and Electronic Trading Systems in 2009 and currently bolstering efforts to deploy online transaction services. It organizes five weekly sessions and lists 103 public companies from different economic sectors.