Iraq Stock Market Report

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Rabee Securities Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) market report (trading week ending: 5th Sept 2024).

Please click here to view a table of listed companies and their associated ticker codes.

RSISX Index Change
RS ISX Index	Closings	Change (w/w) (%)	Change (YTD) (%)
RSISX IQD Index	1,762.2	5.0%	13.4%
RSISX USD Index	1,732.7	5.0%	13.4%

ISX Market Summary of This Week
Trading Vol. (IQD mn)/d	19,115.8	# of Listed Companies on the ISX	103
Trading Vol. ($ mn)/d	14.5	# of Traded Companies	64
Traded Shares (mn)/d	16,692	# of Companies (Up)	11
Total Trades (#/d)	4,344	# of Companies (Down)	33
ISX Mcap (IQD bn)	19,592	# of Companies (Not changed)	20
ISX Mcap ($ mn)	14,842	# of Comp. Suspended from Trading (GA)	4
Market FX Rate*/ CBI Auction Price (IQD/$)**	1320 / 1310	# of Comp. Suspended from Trading (ISC)	9

*Selling price of the dollar from banks and non-bank financial institutions to the final beneficiary

**Selling price of the dollar by the CBI to the banks

Top 5 Gainers - Weekly
Company Names	ISX Code	Closing Price(IQD)	Price Change (w/w)	Price Chg. (YTD)
The Light and Mining Ind. (UCM)	ITLI	0.810	17.4%	15.7%
Iraqi for Carton Man. (UCM)	IICM	1.980	16.5%	90.4%
Iraqi Date Processing & Marketing	IIDP	2.940	15.3%	86.1%
Economy Bank	BEFI	0.240	14.3%	-20.0%
Iraqi Engineering Works	IIEW	4.000	14.3%	-33.2%
Top 5 Losers - Weekly
Company Names	ISX Code	Closing Price(IQD)	Price Change (w/w)	Price Chg. (YTD)
Rehab Karbala Company	HKAR	0.500	-9.1%	-54.5%
Trans Iraq Bank for Invest. (NRM)	BTRI	0.520	-5.5%	-58.4%
Investment Bank of Iraq	BIBI	0.320	-3.0%	-25.6%
Nat. Chem. & Plastic Ind.	INCP	1.750	-2.8%	0.6%
Al-Ameen for Insurance	NAME	0.610	-1.6%	10.9%
Top 5 Active by Weekly Trading Volume
Company Names	ISX Code	Trading Vol. (IQDmn)/d	Trading Vol. ($'000)/d	Share in Total Trad. Vol.(%)
Bank of Baghdad	BBOB	4,932.6	3,736.8	25.8%
Al Mustashar Islamic Bank (NRM)	BMUI	3,362.4	2,547.2	17.6%
Al-Mansour Bank	BMNS	2,266.6	1,717.1	11.9%
International Islamic Bank (NRM)	BINT	2,228.9	1,688.6	11.7%
Asiacell Communications PJSC	TASC	1,624.1	1,230.3	8.5%

Distribution of No. of Weekly Trades and Trading Vol. by Sectors
Sector	No Trades/w	Trading Vol. (IQD mn)/w	Trading Vol. ('000 $)/w	Share in Total Trading Vol. (%)
Banking	2,117	13,936.9	10,558.3	72.9%
Industry	1,141	2,603.5	1,972.3	13.6%
Telecom	496	1,624.1	1,230.3	8.5%
Agriculture	455	798.1	604.7	4.2%
Hotels&Tourism	71	83.0	62.9	0.4%
Services	51	68.1	51.6	0.4%
Insurance	10	2.0	1.5	0.0%
Investment	3	0.0	0.0	0.0%
Grand Total	4,344	19,115.8	14,481.7	100.0%

Iraq Stock Exchange

• A cross transaction occurred on 3.0 bn shares of International Islamic Bank (BINT) on Sep. 1, valued at IQD999.9 mn and corresponding to 1.2% of BINT's capital.
• A cross transaction occurred on 1.3 bn shares of Bank of Baghdad (BBOB) on Sep. 2, valued at IQD3.8 bn and corresponding to 0.3% of BBOB's capital.
• A cross transaction occurred on 3.4 bn shares of Al Mustashar Islamic Bank (BMUI) on Sep. 4, valued at IQD3.4 bn and corresponding to 1.3% of BMUI's capital.
• Iraqi For Tufted Carpets (IITC) invited its shareholders to receive their cash dividends for FY23 at its headquarters in Baghdad-Al-Dawoudy, Al-Hamra, starting Sep. 1. The company decided in its recent AGM (Jul. 14) to distribute IQD0.8 cash dividend per share, corresponding to a 5.3% dividend yield.
• According to the ISC decision on Aug. 21, the ISX transferred Gulf Insurance and Reinsurance (NGIR) and Al-Sadeer Hotel (HSAD) from the Undisclosed Companies Market (UCM) to the Regular Market (RM) starting Sep. 1, 2024.
• Ahliya For Insurance (NAHF) invited its shareholders to subscribe to 8.0 bn shares starting Sep. 4 from the capital increase to IQD15.0 bn through 114.3% rights issue. The subscription period is no less than 30 days and no more than 60 days.
• The ISC approved the request of Iraqi Carton Manufacturies (IICM) for an additional extension period of 1 year to submit its 2023 annual financial statements.

Stocks that resumed / will resume trading:

• Al-Khatem Telecoms (TZNI) resumed trading on Sep. 5 due to disclosing its FY23 financial results.

Stocks that were suspended / will be suspended from trading:

• ISX suspended trading of Dar Al-Salam for Insurance (NDSA) starting Sep. 3 due to the AGM that will be held on Sep. 8 to discuss and approve 2023 annual financial statements and dividend distribution.
• ISX suspended trading of the following companies starting Sep. 4 in accordance with an ISC decision due to not disclosing their 2023 annual financial statements: BKUI, BUND, INCP, and TZNI (BZII has already been suspended). The following companies will continue to trade in the Undisclosed Capital Market (UCM): AMAP, ITLI, IMCM, IELI, SBAG, SIGT, SBAG, VBAT, BBAY, and HPAL (BNOR and VKHF are already suspended).
• ISX suspended trading of Al-Ataa Islamic Bank (BLAD) starting Sep. 5 due to the AGM that will be held on Sep. 10 to discuss and approve 2023 annual financial statements and dividend distribution.
• ISX will suspend trading of Al-Ameen Estate Investment (SAEI) starting Sep. 26 due to the AGM that will be held on Oct. 1 to discuss and approve 2023 annual financial statements, the activation of investments for the company and Al Hamra Real Estate Investment Company, and electing five original and five alternative board members.
• ISX will suspend trading of The Light Industries (ITLI) starting Oct. 7 due to the AGM that will be held on Oct. 10 to discuss and approve 2017 & 2018 annual financial statements, the removal of mining activity from the commercial register, and electing four original and four alternative board members.

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