Stock Market starts week on positive note (+0.26%)

The stock market opened the week up (+0.26%) at 8,436.68 points with a modest trading volume of TND 4.1 million, according to broker Tunisie Valeurs. The best performer of the session was SIAME, with a turnover of 90,000 TND. The company's shares rose 5.9% to TND 3.800. STAR was one of the session's top gainers as the insurance company's shares rose 4.4% to TND 167, attracting capital of TND 34,000. UADH was the session's biggest faller. The concessionaire's shares fell by 3.9% to TND 0.490 on a low trading volume of TND 11,000. ICF also ended the session in negative territory, with the aluminium fluoride specialist's shares falling 2.9% to TND 69 on a turnover of TND 19,000. Poulina Group Holding was the most traded stock of the session. The holding company's shares ended the session slightly positive, rising 0.3% to TND 7.500, indicating that the stock added capital worth TND 1 million to the market. Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse