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Rabee Securities Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) market report (trading week ending: 22nd January 2026.

Please click here to view a table of listed companies and their associated ticker codes.

Rabee Securities’ Market Indexes Change – Weekly
Index Code Closings Change (w/w) (%) Change (YTD) (%)
IQD-RSISX 2,528.5 -1.1% -1.1%
USD-RSISX 2,486.3 -1.1% -1.1%
IQD-RSIHX 1,415.4 0.3% 1.6%
USD-RSIHX 1,587.0 0.3% 1.6%
IQD-RSIBX 5,443.4 -1.8% -2.8%
USD-RSIBX 6,103.2 -1.8% -2.8%
IQD-RSISXTR 4,506.9 -1.1% -1.1%
USD-RSISXTR 4,950.8 -1.1% -1.1%

For the RS Market Index charts, please click HERE.

ISX Market Summary of This Week
Trading Vol. (IQD mn)/w 2,958.2 # of Listed Companies on the ISX 104 

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Trading Vol. ($ mn)/w 2.2 # of Traded Companies 68
Traded Shares (mn)/w 1,811     # of Companies (Up) 30
Total Trades (#/w) 3,597     # of Companies (Down) 18
ISX Mcap (IQD bn) 24,563     # of Companies (Not changed) 20
ISX Mcap ($ mn) 18,608 # of Comp. Suspended from Trading (GA) 5
Market FX Rate/
CBI Auction Price (IQD/$)
1320 

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# of Comp. Suspended from Trading (ISC) 10

 Top 5 Gainers – Weekly

Company Names ISX Code Closing Price(IQD) Price Change (w/w) Price Chg. (YTD)
Al-Hamraa for Insurance (NRM) NHAM 1.870 105.5% 146.1%
Iraqi for Carton Man. IICM 2.500 28.2% 27.6%
Iraq Noor Islamic Bank (NRM) BINI 0.290 16.0% 61.1%
Modern Construction Mat. (UCM) IMCM 1.320 14.8% 43.5%
Nat. Chem. & Plastic Ind. (UCM) INCP 2.000 6.4% -2.4%
Top 5 Losers – Weekly
Company Names ISX Code Closing Price(IQD) Price Change (w/w) Price Chg. (YTD)
Al-Anssari Islamic Bank (NRM) BANS 0.050 -16.7% -28.6%
Babil Animal & Vegetable Prod. ABAP 7.690 -16.4% -14.6%
Mosul Dam Tourist Village (NRM) HTVM 13.020 -14.5% 0.1%
Iraqi Engineering Works IIEW 4.800 -12.7% -12.7%
Palestine Hotel (UCM) HPAL 21.000 -12.1% -12.5%
Top 5 Active by Weekly Trading Volume
Company Names ISX Code Trading Vol. (IQDmn)/d Trading Vol. ($’000)/d Share in Total Trad. Vol.(%)
Babylon Hotel HBAY 709.7 537.7 24.1%
Al-Mansour Bank BMNS 493.4 373.8 16.7%
Asiacell Communications PJSC TASC 265.0 200.7 9.0%
Bank of Baghdad BBOB 257.7 195.2 8.7%
Baghdad Soft Drinks IBSD 195.2 147.9 6.6%
Distribution of No. of Weekly Trades and Trading Vol. by Sectors(1)
Sector No.of Trades/w Trading Vol. (IQD mn)/w Trading Vol. (‘000 $)/w Share in Total Trading Vol. (%)
Banking 1,497 1,171.5 887.5 39.7%
Hotels&Tourism 260 911.6 690.6 30.9%
Industry 873 369.3 279.8 12.5%
Telecom 326 267.3 202.5 9.1%
Services 421 152.4 115.4 5.2%
Agriculture 164 66.0 50.0 2.2%
Insurance 32 9.5 7.2 0.3%
Investment 0 0.0 0.0 0.0%
Grand Total 3,573 2,947.7 2,233.1 100.0%

(1) Excluding OTC market

Iraq Stock Exchange

  • The Chairman of the Iraqi Securities Commission (ISC) announced the launch of the Commission’s 2026-2028 strategy, which aims to develop and enhance the efficiency of the Iraqi capital market, thereby contributing to supporting the national economy and creating a stable and secure investment environment in line with international standards and best practices. He noted that the Commission is working to strengthen its international standing by fulfilling the requirements for signing an MoU with the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO), paving the way for transitioning from associate to full membership and ensuring compliance with international regulatory and supervisory standards. (ISC)
  • Modern Construction Materials Industry (IMCM) fulfilled ISX’s request to explain why the prices touched the higher limit on Jan. 18 and Jan. 19. The company disclosed that there were no fundamental events or new matters that affected the price of the shares.
  • The second issuance of Enjaz bonds (the categories of 500,000 & 1,000,000 dinars) resumed trading on Jan. 21, 2026.
  • ISX requested Al-Hamraa for Insurance (NHAM) to explain why the prices touched the higher limit on Jan. 21 and Jan. 22.

Stocks that resumed / will resume trading:

  • AHliya For Insurance (NAHF) resumed trading on Jan. 18, 2026 after holding its AGM on Dec. 31, 2025 in which they discussed a potential increase in the paid-in capital from IQD9.0 bn to IQD19.0 bn through a 111.11% rights issue. NAHF decided not to proceed with the capital increase at this stage, citing no current need for additional capital.
  • Palestine Hotel (HPAL) resumed trading on Jan. 19 after fulfilling ISX’s request to explain why the prices touched the lower limit on Jan. 13 and Jan. 14. The company disclosed that there were no fundamental events or new matters that affected the price of the shares.
  • Al-Hamraa for Insurance (NHAM) resumed trading on Jan. 20 after fulfilling ISX’s request to explain why the prices touched the higher limit on Jan. 13 and Jan. 18. The company disclosed that the fundamental events that occurred are that the company’s revenues have recorded an increase up to the third quarter of last year and will continue to increase until the end of this year.

Stocks that were suspended / will be suspended from trading:

  • ISX will suspend trading of Middle East Producing & Marketing – Fish (AMEF) starting Jan. 27 due to the AGM that will be held on Feb. 1 to discuss and approve the ending Mar. 31, 2025, annual financial statements.
  • ISX will suspend trading of Iraqi Carton Manufacturies (IICM) starting Jan. 25 for not submitting its 2023 annual financial statements.