Iraq Stock Exchange suspended its activities for one day
2020-12-31 07:15
Shafaq News / The Iraq Stock Exchange announced, on Thursday, that its activities will cease for one day on the occasion of New Year's Day.
The market said in a statement received by Shafaq News, that "based on the decision of the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers considering Sunday as an official holiday on the occasion of the New Year, it was decided not to organize the trading session for that day."
The statement added, "The sessions will be organized as of Monday, the fourth of January, according to their official timing."
It is noteworthy that the Iraq Stock Exchange has used electronic trading and central depository systems since 2009 and seeks to launch the Internet trading system for investors, and organizes five trading sessions a week from Sunday to Thursday, and 105 Iraqi joint stock companies are listed in it representing the sectors of banking, communications, industry, agriculture, insurance, financial investment and tourism And hotels.