On Wednesday, June 24, 2026, the Tunis Stock Exchange delivered a striking contrast: SOTUMAG surged 6.0% to 13.46 TND even as market breadth stayed negative, with 23 gainers, 32 losers, and 20 unchanged stocks. That split matters because the TUNINDEX still rose 1.18% to 19,153.71 points, showing that Wednesday’s advance was driven by a few powerful pockets of strength rather than a broad-based rally.
Key figures
- SOTUMAG +6.0% at 13.46 TND
- TUNINDEX +1.18% at 19,153.71
- TUNINDEX20 +1.42% at 8,491.73
- Banking Index +1.98% at 14,290.35
- Market breadth: 23 up / 32 down / 20 unchanged
Tunis stock exchange today: higher indices, weaker breadth
For anyone tracking the Tunis stock exchange today, the headline move was clearly positive. The TUNINDEX20 climbed 1.42% to , while the broader is now up year to date. Yet the internal picture was less convincing, with decliners outnumbering advancers across . That divergence came from the heavy lifting done by financials. The jumped , the rose , the added , and the gained . By contrast, several consumer-facing segments weakened: the fell , the dropped , the slipped , and the lost . In other words, the benchmark moved higher because large financial names rallied, not because the entire Tunisia stock market turned risk-on. Global macro also helped shape the session. Brent crude fell on the day to per barrel, extending its weekly decline to , amid headlines around possible U.S.-Iran talks. For Tunisia, a net energy importer, lower oil prices are usually supportive because they can reduce the import bill, ease subsidy pressure, and improve the external balance. But that benefit was partly offset by currency pressure: the rose to , making dollar-denominated imports more expensive.