One number defined Monday on the Tunis stock exchange today: +6.0% for Attijari Leasing, which closed at 47.9 TND, even as the TUNINDEX fell 1.39% to 21,253.76 points and the banking index dropped 1.85%. In a session where 36 stocks declined, against just 18 gainers, the move stood out as a clear sign that leasing names are being treated differently from the rest of Tunisia’s financial complex. That divergence matters because it came against a tougher macro backdrop. Brent crude traded at $88.24 a barrel, up 0.2% on the day and 3.9% on the week, while the EUR/TND rose 1.80% to 3.3378 and the USD/TND edged up to 2.926. For Tunisia, a net energy importer with a structurally sensitive external balance, higher oil and a firmer euro are not abstract global headlines; they feed directly into import costs, subsidy pressure and corporate financing conditions.
Key figures
- Attijari Leasing: +6.0% at 47.9 TND
- TUNINDEX: -1.39% at 21,253.76
- Banking index: -1.85%
- Financial Services index: -1.53%