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Rabee Securities Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) market report (trading week ending: 21st May 2026.
Please click here to view a table of listed companies and their associated ticker codes.
Note: ISX will be closed starting from May 26, 2026 (Tuesday) to May 28, 2026 (Thursday) due to the religious holiday of Eid Al-Adha. The next trading session will be held on May 31, 2026 (Sunday).
| Rabee Securities’ Market Indexes Change – Weekly | |||
| Index Code | Closings | Change (w/w) (%) | Change (YTD) (%) |
| IQD-RSISX | 2,673.8 | 0.4% | 4.6% |
| USD-RSISX | 2,629.1 | 0.4% | 4.6% |
| IQD-RSIHX | 1,623.4 | 0.7% | 16.5% |
| USD-RSIHX | 1,820.2 | 0.7% | 16.5% |
| IQD-RSIBX | 5,487.0 | 0.2% | -2.1% |
| USD-RSIBX | 6,152.1 | 0.2% | -2.1% |
| IQD-RSISXTR | 4,969.2 | 0.4% | 9.0% |
| USD-RSISXTR | 5,458.6 | 0.4% | 9.0% |
For the RS Market Index charts, please click HERE.
| ISX Market Summary of This Week | |||
| Trading Vol. (IQD mn)/w | 86,729.7 | # of Listed Companies on the ISX | 104
/ 14 |
| Trading Vol. ($ mn)/w | 65.7 | # of Traded Companies | 67 |
| Traded Shares (mn)/w | 83,653 | # of Companies (Up) | 22 |
| Total Trades (#/w) | 5,718 | # of Companies (Down) | 25 |
| ISX Mcap (IQD bn) | 27,177 | # of Companies (Not changed) | 20 |
| ISX Mcap ($ mn) | 20,588 | # of Comp. Suspended from Trading (GA) | 6 |
| Market FX Rate/ CBI Auction Price (IQD/$) |
1320
/ 1310 |
# of Comp. Suspended from Trading (ISC) | 8 |
Top 5 Gainers* – Weekly
| Company Names | ISX Code | Closing Price(IQD) | Price Change (w/w) | Price Chg. (YTD) |
| United Bank | BUND | 0.060 | 20.0% | 20.0% |
| Mansour Hotel | HMAN | 53.990 | 9.4% | 24.8% |
| Gulf Commercial Bank | BGUC | 0.370 | 5.7% | 27.6% |
| Iraqi Date Processing & Marketing | IIDP | 2.290 | 4.6% | -18.2% |
| Investment Bank of Iraq | BIBI | 0.250 | 4.2% | 4.2% |
| Top 5 Losers* – Weekly | ||||
| Company Names | ISX Code | Closing Price(IQD) | Price Change (w/w) | Price Chg. (YTD) |
| AL-Badia for General Trans. (UCM) | SBAG | 1.330 | -11.9% | 35.7% |
| Iraqi for General Transp. (UCM) | SIGT | 1.500 | -9.1% | -21.1% |
| Iraqi Agricultural Products | AIRP | 9.000 | -8.2% | -21.1% |
| Rehab Karbala Company | HKAR | 0.600 | -7.7% | 0.0% |
| Sumer Commercial Bank | BSUC | 0.190 | -5.0% | 26.7% |
| * Based on RS-adjusted prices for corporate actions.
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| Top 5 Active by Weekly Trading Volume | ||||
| Company Names | ISX Code | Trading Vol. (IQDmn)/w | Trading Vol. ($’000)/w | Share in Total Trad. Vol.(%) |
| Al-Qurtas Islamic Bank (UCM) | BQUR | 73,500.3 | 55,682.0 | 84.7% |
| Bank of Baghdad | BBOB | 4,709.8 | 3,568.1 | 5.4% |
| Al-Mansour Bank | BMNS | 4,109.8 | 3,113.5 | 4.7% |
| Mansour Hotel | HMAN | 1,132.8 | 858.2 | 1.3% |
| Asiacell Communications PJSC | TASC | 702.1 | 531.9 | 0.8% |
| 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 | 3,407 | 83,603.8 | 63,336.2 | 96.4% | |
| Hotels&Tourism | 199 | 1,291.0 | 978.0 | 1.5% | |
| Telecom | 461 | 706.1 | 534.9 | 0.8% | |
| Industry | 785 | 532.7 | 403.5 | 0.6% | |
| Services | 396 | 289.5 | 219.3 | 0.3% | |
| Agriculture | 399 | 288.8 | 218.8 | 0.3% | |
| Insurance | 69 | 17.8 | 13.5 | 0.0% | |
| Investment | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | |
| Grand Total | 5,718 | 86,729.7 | 65,704.3 | 100.0% | |
(1) Excluding OTC market
Iraq Stock Exchange
- A cross transaction occurred on 1.4 bn shares of Bank of Baghdad (BBOB) on May 19, valued at IQD3.8 bn and corresponding to 0.4% of BBOB’s capital.
- Three cross transactions occurred on 73.5 bn shares of Al-Qurtas Islamic Bank (BQUR) on May 19, May 20, and May 21, valued at IQD73.5 bn and corresponding to 29.4% of BQUR’s capital.
- According to the letter published by the ISC on May 19, AL -Rebass for Poultry & Feed (AREB) will be delisted from the ISX starting May 24, 2026, at its own request.
- The ISC has approved the request of Mosul Bank (BMFI) to have a two-month extension period to add the new shares from the capital increase through a 7.92% rights issue and a 10.89% bonus issue to IQD300.0 bn starting from Apr. 30, 2026.
- Asiacell (TASC), a member of Qatar’s Ooredoo Group, has signed a multi-year strategic partnership with French football club Paris Saint-Germain (PSG). The agreement is described as the first time an Iraqi company has entered a partnership of this scale with a global sports club. Under the agreement, Asiacell will serve as PSG’s premium partner in Iraq, with the deal intended to develop both brands in the country. (Iraqi Business News)
- Zain Iraq has announced a strategic partnership with 1001, a digital streaming platform operating in Iraq, to provide eligible subscribers with access to entertainment and sports content at no extra cost. (Iraqi Business News)
- Al-Mansour Hotels (HMAN) has completed the legal procedures for the capital increase through a 2.6% bonus issue to IQD3.0 bn.
- Al-Zawraa for Financial Investment (VZAF) will hold its AGM on Jun. 14 to discuss and approve 2024 annual financial statements and to decide either to liquidate the company or to obtain approval to change the company’s activity to another activity. The company had already been suspended from trading by ISX due to its failure to meet the requirements for maintaining a license.
- The procedures for quoting The National Company for Food Industries (INFF) on the OTC platform with its capital of IQD15.0 bn have been completed based on the instructions of the Securities Commission. The process of creating share certificates for the company’s shareholders began on May 24. Trading will be launched after depositing 5% of the capital, or after 21 days from the deposit start date (Jun. 14).
- ISX will suspend trading of the second issuance of Emaar bonds (the category of 1,000,000 dinars) starting from May 25, 2026 due to distributing semi-annual coupon. The bonds will resume trading on May 31, 2026.
Stocks that resumed / will resume trading:
- Iraqi For Tufted Carpets (IITC) will resume trading on May 24 after holding its postponed AGM on May 18, in which they discussed and approved electing five original and five alternative board members.
Stocks that were suspended / will be suspended from trading:
- ISX suspended trading of Babil Animal & Vegetable Production (ABAP) starting May 17 due to the AGM that will be held on May 20 to discuss and approve the 2024 annual financial statements, dividend distribution, and investment in the company’s sites.
- ISX suspended trading of Asiacell (TASC) starting May 19 due to the AGM that will be held on May 23 to discuss and approve the 2025 annual financial statements and dividend distribution.
- ISX suspended trading of International Development Bank (BIDB) starting May 19 due to the AGM that will be held on May 23 to discuss and approve the 2025 annual financial statements and dividend distribution.
- ISX suspended trading of Dar Al-Salam for Insurance (NDSA) starting May 19 due to the AGM that will be held on May 24 to discuss and approve the 2025 annual financial statements and dividend distribution.
- ISX will suspend trading of Ishtar Hotels (HISH) starting Jun. 1 due to the AGM that will be held on Jun. 7 to discuss and approve the 2023 & 2024 annual financial statements, the hotel’s development and investment, and electing five original and five alternative board members.
- ISX will suspend trading of National Company for Tourism Investment (HNTI) starting Jun. 2 due to the AGM that will be held on Jun. 8 to discuss and approve the 2024 annual financial statements, dividend distribution, the sale of the company’s investments in the equity of other companies that did not generate profits, and the investment of Kut land.
- ISX will suspend trading of Ashour Hotel (HASH) starting Jun. 9 due to the AGM that will be held on Jun. 12 to discuss and approve the 2025 annual financial statements, dividend distribution, and review investment contracts.
