Market Overview
The stock market opened the week on a negative note. The benchmark index on Monday, October 19, 2026, declined 0.44% to 18,557.09 points, with a turnover of 2.5 million dinars (MD) and in the absence of any block transactions.
Stock Performance
The TGH stock delivered the best performance of the session. It recorded a 3.75% gain to 0.830 dinars (D), in a flow not exceeding 3 thousand dinars. Without nearly drawing capital during the session, the TAIR stock likewise rose by 3.57% to 0.290 D.
The SOKNA share ranked as the session’s red lantern of the TUNINDEX. While mobilizing trading volumes of 95 thousand dinars during the session, the stock fell 5.98% to 5.030 D. The SOMOC stock did not fare well on the market during the session, retreating 3.13% to 0.620 D. The stock mobilized capital flows of 7 thousand dinars during the day.
STA was the most traded security of the session. The share fell 0.71% to 112.000 D, fueling the market with around 506 thousand dinars of capital.
News
NEW BODY LINE – During the third quarter of 2026, the company achieved revenue of 1,120,901 DT compared with 1,101,046 DT for the same period in 2025. That is an increase of 1.80%.
In total, revenue for the first nine months of 2026 fell by 32.6% year-on-year to 3.766 MD, while the export share of revenue represented 93% versus 84% in the same period in 2025.
STB – The bank will issue a subordinated bond loan of 150 million dinars divided into 1,500,000 subordinated bonds, with a nominal value of 100 dinars. Subscriptions and payments will be received from October 19, 2026 at STB counters, and will close no later than November 13, 2026.
The subscriptions may be closed, without notice, as soon as the maximum amount of the issue (150 million dinars) is fully subscribed. Subscription requests will be received up to the number of titles issued, i.e., a maximum of 1,500,000 subordinated bonds.
In case the placement amounts to less than 150 million dinars on the closing date of the subscription period, i.e., November 13, 2026, the amount of the issue will correspond to the funds actually collected by the bank on that date.
