TUNINDEX rises 0.2% as financials gain 1.4% despite weaker materials
The TUNINDEX rose 0.2% to 16,449.13 points on May 7, while the TUNINDEX20 added 0.16% to 7,281.18, led by the Financial Services Index, up 1.4% at 22,903.97 points. Materials capped gains, with the Basic Materials Index down 0.81% at 7,482.62 and the Building and Construction Materials Index off 0.31% at 789.4, as Carthage Cement posted 2025 profit of 40.1 million dinars and proposed a 0.065-dinar dividend per share, according to Business News, after profit fell sharply despite higher exports, Financial Afrik reported. SOTUVER lifted first-quarter 2026 revenue to 28.071 million dinars, according to La Presse de Tunisie, after a sharp stock-market rise on April 23, according to Webmanagercenter, and after its partnership with BA Glass was finalized, with BA Glass holding 41.28% of the capital, according to Tunisie Numerique and Ilboursa. In consumer names, Délice Holding said 2025 profit exceeded 120 million dinars, according to Tustex, after first-quarter 2026 revenue edged up 0.5%, while SAH Lilas reported 235 million dinars in revenue at end-March, according to Ilboursa.
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