Tunisian Stock market: Market ends session on gloomy note

The market ended Tuesday's session on a gloomy note, sliding 0.5% to 8656.7 points, in a modest volume of TND 3.7 million, according to broker Tunisie Valeurs. SOTETEL shares took the lead; the shares of the specialist in telecommunications networks improved by 5.9% to TND 3.940, attracting trades worth TND 112,000. Assurances Maghrebia Vie were among the biggest winners of the session. The shares of the life insurance company increased by 3.2% to reach TND 5.830, mobilising a flow of TND 250,000. STAR stock suffered the biggest drop of the session. Without being subject of any transactions, the shares of the first insurance company in Tunisia fell 4.5% to TND 152.710. The UNIMED stock fell by 1.8% to TND 7.190. The shares boosted the market with a volume of TND 87,000 on the session. SAH LILAS was the flagship value of the session. The shares of the national champion of hygiene products showed a good performance in continuity with the last sessions (+0.4% to TND 8.590), supplying the market with capital of TND 1,200. Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse