Tunindex slips 0.09% as financials cushion losses in Tunis
Tunindex fell 0.09% to 18,686.5 points on October 5, while Tunindex20 lost 0.19% to 8,183.06 points. Financials held firm, with the financial services index up 0.65%, banks rising 0.14% and insurers gaining 0.20%, according to Tunis Stock Exchange notes. By contrast, basic materials dropped 1.53% to 8,410.71 points and the industrials index fell 1.32% to 2,241.49 points, while construction and building materials was flat at 822.58 points. On the corporate side, Sotuver reported first-half revenue growth of 29.6% and net profit of 7.9 million dinars, Carthage Cement posted a 25.1 million dinar profit at end-June 2026, and Poulina Group Holding said first-half net profit jumped 29.4%, according to L'Économiste Maghrébin, Webmanagercenter and Challenges TN.
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