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Shafaq News- Baghdad
The Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) announced on Wednesday
that trading will be suspended on June 25 in observance of Ashura, the tenth
day of Muharram.
In a statement, the exchange explained that the
decision follows a directive issued by the General Secretariat of the Council
of Ministers declaring a public holiday for Ashura, which commemorates the
martyrdom of Imam Hussein bin Ali, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad, in the
Battle of Karbala in 61 AH (680 CE).
Trading will resume on Sunday, June 28.
ISX holds five trading sessions per week, from Sunday
to Thursday, and includes 104 listed Iraqi joint-stock companies representing
the banking, telecommunications, industry, agriculture, insurance, financial
investment, tourism, hotel, and service sectors.
Read more: Muharram in Iraq: New year becomes a season of mourning