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Article: ISX trades over 896 million shares on Wed.
- Article from:
- Aswat al-Iraq (Erbil, Iraq)
- Article date:
- November 4, 2009
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BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: The Iraqi Stock Exchange (ISX) on Wednesday traded over 896.9 million shares worth 1.636 billion Iraqi dinars ($1.3 million) through 375 transactions over 33 out of a total 72 electronically registered firms.
Rates of shares of 16 companies went up, nine down while eight retained their previous rates in a session that saw non-Iraqi investors trading over 83 million shares worth 197.5 million Iraqi dinars.
The banking sector came in the lead today with 64% of the trading activities through 170 contracts over stocks of 16 banking firms, followed by the industrial sector with 25% of the trading activities ...