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Kirkuk follows Najaf and suspends schools and universities

The local government in Kirkuk governorate decided on Tuesday to suspend school and universities until further notice, and prevented conducting mourning and weddings for a period of 15 days, after recording cases of Corona virus in the province. The Ministry of Health and Environment announced on Tuesday the diagnosis of 4 new cases of the new Corona virus in Kirkuk governorate of an Iraqi family who was visiting Iran and returned to the country. Iraq reported its first case of the virus on Monday, an Iranian theology student in the holy Shiite city of Najaf. Schools and universities were suspended for 10 days in Najaf. The entry ban is for travelers coming directly or indirectly from China, Iran, Thailand, South Korea, Japan, Italy, and Singapore. It exempts Iraqi nationals, diplomats, and official delegations. It advised Iraqis not to travel to those countries.

Source: https://www.shafaaq.com/en/iraq-news/kirkuk-follows-najaf-and-suspends-schools-and-universities/

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Type Close % Chg YTD % Chg
IQD RSISX 963.1 4.9% 32.8%
USD RSISX 848.6 5.0% 28.0%

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Code Closing (IQD) % Chg
BLAD 0.220 15.8%
VKHF 0.100 11.1%
BIME 0.220 10.0%
BBAY 0.120 9.1%
BELF 0.480 9.1%

Worst Performers

Code Closing (IQD) % Chg
IMIB 2.500 -3.8%
TZNI 2.250 -2.2%
SMRI 2.330 -2.1%
BCOI 0.700 -1.4%
IICM 0.840 -1.2%

TOP 5 Traded Volume

Code Trading Vol.
(IQD mn) / d
Trading Vol.
($'000)/d
BNOI 756.6 513.6
BBOB 521.4 354.0
BMNS 189.0 128.3
TASC 171.3 116.3
IBSD 110.6 75.1

Trading Volumes by Sectors

Sector Trading Vol.
(IQD mn)/d
Trading Vol.
('000 $)/d
Telecom 171.6 116.5
Banking 1,760.3 1,195.0
Industry 221.3 150.2
Hotels & Tourism 4.6 3.1
Services 76.1 51.7
Agriculture 19.5 13.3
Insurance - -
Investment 0.3 0.2
Total 2,253.8 1,530.1