TUNINDEX rises 0.77%, led by banks despite profit pressure in key names
The TUNINDEX rose 0.77% to 17,516.59 points on May 18, while the TUNINDEX20 added 0.81% to 7,769.16, supported by banks at +1.47% and insurers at +1.01%. Basic materials climbed 1.54% to 8,569.51 despite a 0.98% drop in the industrials index to 2,436.87, extending a 0.93% TUNINDEX gain on May 15 and a 24.21% sector advance in 2026, according to Tunis bourse analysts. On earnings, Carthage Cement reported a lower 2025 profit of 40.1 million dinars, according to La Presse de Tunisie, while UNIMED posted 148.9 million dinars in revenue and 16.8 million dinars in profit with earnings under pressure, according to La Presse de Tunisie and Tustex. In trading flows, Délice Holding saw 2 block trades worth 2.4 million dinars and SOTUVER recorded 2 block trades worth 2.5 million dinars, according to Tustex, while Attijari Bank Tunisie will distribute 210 million dinars to shareholders, Le Nouvelliste Maroc reported.
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TUNINDEX rises 0.42% as foreign flows hit 218 mln dinars
The TUNINDEX rose 0.42% to 18,705.42 points and the TUNINDEX20 added 0.58% to 8,197.89 points, with consumer goods up 0.69% and household and personal care products leading gains at 1.77%. Banks climbed 0.49% and financial services gained 0.29%, while distribution fell 0.53% and consumer services lost 0.53%, according to Oct. 14 market data. Foreign flows jumped to 218 million dinars in the first half, driven by BA Glass-SOTUVER, according to Tustex, while SOTUVER’s earnings were supported by an insurance indemnity even as operating profitability eroded, African Manager reported. On the corporate side, Carthage Cement posted first-half profit of 25.1 million dinars, down 10%, according to Tustex, while Delice Holding secured approval for a 60.4 million dinar dividend, L'Économiste Maghrébin reported, and UNIMED is seeking 2 independent directors, according to Tustex.
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TUNINDEX rises 0.34%, led by financials despite Carthage Cement drag
The TUNINDEX rose 0.34% to 18,627.16 points and the TUNINDEX20 added 0.32% to 8,150.61 points, supported by financial stocks, according to market data. Banks gained 0.53% to 14,023.41 points, insurers rose 0.83% to 29,934.02 points and financial services added 0.28% to 29,002.83 points, while ASTREE jumped 4.5%, according to an Oct. 13 market note. Construction weighed on trade, with the Building and Construction Materials index down 2.53% at 801.87 points, as Carthage Cement reported first-half profit of 25.1 million dinars, down 10%, according to Tustex, amid a dispute involving tens of millions of dinars with Lazhar Sta, Business News reported. On earnings, SOTUVER posted first-half profit of 7.9 million dinars helped by insurance compensation while operating profitability eroded, according to Tustex and African Manager, and Delice Holding won approval for a 60.4 million dinar dividend, according to L'Économiste Maghrébin.