One stock clearly stood out on the Tunis stock exchange today: Poulina GP Holding jumped 5.9% to 25.97 TND on Thursday, 8 October 2026, even as the TUNINDEX index slipped 0.04% to 18,667.2 points. That divergence captured the tone of the session: highly selective buying in defensive and diversified names, while a 5.5% surge in Brent crude to $105.72 a barrel revived concerns over Tunisia’s import bill and corporate cost pressure.
Market context: mixed tape, narrow leadership
The broader picture for the Tunisia stock market was mixed rather than outright weak. The TUNINDEX20 edged up 0.05% to 8,174.89 points, suggesting that larger caps held up better than the wider market, where the benchmark TUNINDEX closed marginally lower. Market breadth was clearly negative, with 17 gainers, 34 losers, and 24 unchanged out of 75 listed stocks.
Key figures
- Poulina GP Holding: +5.9% at 25.97 TND
- TUNINDEX: -0.04% at 18,667.2 points
- Food and Beverage Index: +0.84%