TUNINDEX rises 0.87% as basic materials jump 3.31%
The TUNINDEX rose 0.87% to 17,824.19 points on June 1, while the TUNINDEX20 gained 0.8% to 7,856.15, lifted by the Basic Materials index, which jumped 3.31%, according to the June 1 market report. Financial stocks underpinned the market, with Banks up 1.11%, Insurance up 1.4% and Financial Services up 0.69%, while the Industries index fell 0.62% and Building and Construction Materials slipped 0.49%. In stocks, BA Glass acquired 41.28% of SOTUVER on May 24, according to MSN, after 2 block trades worth 2.5 million dinars in SOTUVER on May 12, according to Tustex. On earnings, Delice Holding reported profit of more than 120 million dinars in 2025, Tustex reported, SAH-Lilas improved results and proposed a 0.4-dinar dividend, according to Business News, while Unimed posted 148.9 million dinars in revenue and 16.8 million dinars in profit in 2025, with profitability under pressure, according to La Presse de Tunisie and Tustex.
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