Stock market index closes Friday’s session on optimistic note

The stock market index closed Friday's session on an optimistic note with the Tunindex edging up 0.74% to 9735,86 points on a modest volume of TND 3.9 million, stock market intermediary Tunisie Valeurs said. ICF share was the best performer, rising 6% to TND 69.420 on a close to zero volume. Maghrebia insurance share was among the biggest winners of the session, climbing 4.3% to TND 47.890 D. The share yielded low returns- some TND 10,000. AETECH share posted the worst performance with no transactions reported, dipping 3.9 % to TND 0.250. UNIMED suffered the session's steepest drop, falling 1.5 % to TND 6.800 with a total trading volume of TND 115,000. Délice Holding share, increasing 0.4% to TND 13.550, was the most traded with a total volume of TND 737,000. Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse