Essoukna stands out as Tunis market slips
Thursday, April 2, 2026 delivered one of the clearest divergences of the week on the Tunis Stock Exchange today: Essoukna surged 4.7% to 3.77 TND, the session’s top gain, even as the TUNINDEX index fell 0.36% to 15,295.99 points. The contrast was sharpened by weak market breadth, with 20 advancers, 31 decliners and 24 unchanged stocks out of 75 listed names tracked in the session.
That move matters because it came against a tougher macro backdrop for Tunisia. Brent crude climbed to $106.95 a barrel, up 5.7% on the day even after a 5.2% weekly decline, according to the market data provided. For Tunisia, a net energy importer, higher oil prices feed directly into concerns over the trade deficit, energy subsidies and imported inflation, which in turn shape equity positioning across sectors.
Key figures
- Essoukna: +4.7% at 3.77 TND
- TUNINDEX: -0.36% at 15,295.99
- TUNINDEX20: -0.42% at 6,790.18
- , up on the day
