TUNINDEX rises 0.28%, lifted by financials and Sotuver
The TUNINDEX rose 0.28% to 18,488.12 points and the TUNINDEX20 added 0.41% to 8,186.91 points, with financial services up 0.73% and banks gaining 0.47%, according to the Tunis Stock Exchange market report. The advance came despite 29 decliners out of 75 stocks and despite a 1.48% drop in basic materials and a 1.29% fall in distribution, according to local analysts. On the earnings front, Sotuver reported a 78% jump in profit and proposed a dividend of 0.25 dinar per share, according to Business News. Corporate updates also featured Poulina Group Holding, whose 2025 net profit rose 26.4%, while BNA Tunisie increased the dividend paid for 2025, Africtelegraph reported. Block trades were also recorded in STAR for 3.5 million dinars and in Délice Holding for 2.6 million dinars, according to Tustex.
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