Tripoli – The Libyan Stock Market index rose at the close of today’s trading session to end at 1082.02 points, recording a slight increase of 0.15%, equivalent to 1.58 points.
The session saw relatively active trading, with a total trading value of 117.465 million Libyan dinars, executed through 16 transactions on a number of listed shares across various sectors, according to the market’s media office.
The banking sector topped the list of most traded sectors with a value of 93.311 million dinars. The National Commercial Bank achieved the highest daily percentage increase within the sector, rising by 1.66%, followed by the Libyan Islamic Bank with a 1.62% increase.
Jumhouria Bank also accounted for the largest number of transactions with 5 deals, and its share recorded a remarkable increase of 7%, in addition to achieving the highest trading volume of 1117 shares.
In second place was the investment and financial services sector, with total trades valued at 24.154 million dinars through 3 transactions.
In contrast, the insurance sector saw no trading during today’s session, with its trading value remaining at zero, despite United Insurance Company registering the highest offer price at 20 dinars per share.