Tunis: The stock market closed on a negative note on Tuesday. The benchmark index fell by 0.12% to 9,450.5 points on a reduced volume of TND 2.5 million, according to the analysis of stock market broker Tunisie Valeurs.

Ennakl shares were the biggest gainers of the session. The car retailer’s shares rose 2.5% to TND 10.890 on a limited flow of TND 9,000.

SPDIT-SICAF shares were among the session’s top gainers. The share of the investment company backed by the SFBT group rose by 1.3% to TND 11.500. During the session, SPDIT generated a modest volume of TND 24,000.

SOMOCER was the worst performer on the Tunindex. The ceramic tile specialist’s share price fell by 5.7% to TND 0.500, with a low volume of TND 12,000 traded during the session.

Carthage Cement shares also performed poorly during the session, penalised by profit taking. Shares in the state-owned cement company fell by 2.7% to TND 1.840 on a flow of TND 67,000.

BIAT was the star performer of the session. Shares of the banking sector leader rose 0.
8% to TND 96.800, dominating trading. The stock provided the market with TND 337,000 of capital (14% of the trading volume).

Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse