TUNINDEX slips 0.14% as SOTUVER posts 31% 9-month revenue growth
The TUNINDEX fell 0.14% to 18,384.58 points on Oct. 26, while the TUNINDEX20 lost 0.16% to 8,051.88 points and the insurance index posted the steepest sector drop, down 1.29% at 28,814.28. In contrast, the consumer services index rose 0.52% to 7,019.29, matching a 0.52% gain in the distribution index at 11,058.87, while SOTEMAIL jumped 4.2% despite the broader market decline, according to a Tunis Stock Exchange report dated Oct. 26. On the corporate front, SOTUVER reported 31% revenue growth at Sept. 30, Tustex said, while Délice Holding slightly increased revenue over the same period, also according to Tustex. The picture remained mixed, with Carthage Cement reporting a 3% decline in revenue at end-September, according to Tustex, and Unimed posting first-half net profit of 8.82 million dinars, down 15.2%, according to L'Economiste Maghrébin.
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