On Wednesday, September 30, 2026, the Tunis Stock Exchange session was defined by a sharp return to construction-linked names, with Essoukna surging 5.9% to 4.15 TND. The move came alongside a 3.19% jump in the Basic Materials Index, the strongest sector performance of the day, while the TUNINDEX rose 0.30% to 18,386.35 points.
Essoukna’s rally did not happen in isolation. It unfolded in a market where investors rotated into cyclical pockets of the Tunisia stock market, helped in part by Brent crude easing to $98.84 a barrel, down 3.7% on the day and 5.2% over the week. For Tunisia, a net energy importer, that matters directly for inflation expectations, subsidy pressure and corporate input costs. The currency picture was more mixed: USD/TND at 2.97 was broadly stable, down 0.03%, but EUR/TND at 3.3719 was up 3.19%, keeping pressure on euro-denominated imports.
Key figures
- Essoukna: +5.9% at 4.15 TND
- Basic Materials Index: +3.19%
- TUNINDEX: +0.30% at 18,386.35
- TUNINDEX20: +0.38% at