TUNINDEX rises 1.38%, lifted by banks and financials
Tunisia's TUNINDEX rose 1.38% to 17,542.24 on May 26, while the TUNINDEX20 gained 1.40% to 7,735.43, according to a May 26 analyst report. Banks led the move with a 2.21% gain and financial companies added 2.08%, while insurers rose 1.39% and building and construction materials advanced 1.47%. On individual names, Webmanagercenter said on May 14 that UIB, TPR and SOTUVER underpinned an earlier rising session, while Tustex reported on May 12 two block trades in SOTUVER worth 2.5 million dinars and two block trades in Delice Holding worth 2.4 million dinars. On earnings, Tustex reported on May 14 that UNIMED posted a 2025 profit of 16.8 million dinars on revenue of 148.9 million dinars, according to La Presse de Tunisie on May 15, while Business News said on April 28 that Carthage Cement earned 40.1 million dinars and envisages a dividend of 0.065 dinar per share, and SAH-Lilas proposed a 0.4 dinar dividend on May 8.
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