TUNINDEX slips 0.15% as SOTUVER deal with BA Glass dominates
The TUNINDEX fell 0.15% to 15,488.4 points and the TUNINDEX20 lost 0.21% to 6,853.68 on March 26, with trading still shaped by bank names and SOTUVER. SOTUVER dominated headlines after its trading was suspended on March 12 and resumed on March 24, amid the acquisition of 41.28% of its capital by B.A Glass, according to Webmanagercenter and Business News. Banks stayed active, with Attijari Bank and BT at the center of March 26 trading according to analyst notes, while African Manager reported on March 16 that BNA held firm, Amen Bank slipped, Unimed weakened and CIL declined. Outside price action, the CMF requested the suspension of Poulina Group and LAND’OR on March 18, according to MSN, while the Carthage Cement case resurfaced on March 19 with confirmed sentences in a financial corruption case, MSN reported.
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