Unlike the previous week, the stock market regained color by the end of the week of 12-16 October 2026, moving into the green. The benchmark posted a slight gain of 0.2% to 18,638.99 points, bringing its year-to-date performance to 38.6%.
A turnover of 34.6 million dinars (MD) was traded on the market, i.e., an average daily turnover of 8.6 MD. This amount reflects the completion of a block transaction on the BIAT share, totaling 10.5 MD.
Stock Performance
The ESSOUKNA share delivered the week’s best performance. The stock jumped 18.1% to 5,350 D, in a volume not exceeding one thousand dinars. The SAH stock also gained momentum over the past week. The share rose 4% to 12,750 D, while trading 1.7 MD.
The SOMOCER share finished the week as the bottom performer on the TUNINDEX. In a relatively small volume of 6 thousand dinars, the stock fell 8.6% to 0.640 D. The MAGHREBIA INSURANCE share was among the week’s biggest declines. The share shed 6.4% to 80.00 D, noting that the stock attracted a flow of 138 thousand dinars over the past week.
BIAT was the week’s most dynamic stock. The share ended the week in positive territory (+0.9% at 163,000 D), while contributing 12.7 MD in market capitalization.
News
LLYOD TUNISIEN – At the end of the 2025 fiscal year, the company posted a profit of 7.2 MD versus 8.4 MD in 2024.
The non-life technical result stood at 1.5 MD last year compared with 4.4 MD in 2024; the life insurance and reinsurance result rose from 0.7 to 1.2 MD over the same period.
The non-life claims expense rose by 17.93% versus 2024, to 152.5 MD.
ALKIMIA – According to the company’s activity indicators, production as of 30 September 2026 reached 9,790 tonnes of STPP versus 20,251 tonnes as of 30.09.2025, marking a drop of more than 51% due to non-competitiveness resulting from the high price of phosphoric acid, the main raw material, billed by the Tunisian Chemical Group.
Because of the very high prices of raw materials, phosphoric acid and ammonia, which prevents the company from being competitive, the MAP crystallized production unit has been shut down since October 2025; no production was carried out during the first three quarters of 2026, whereas 8,671 tonnes were produced in the same period in 2025 for an installed nominal capacity of 25,000 tonnes per year.
STB – A subordinated bond loan of 150 MD divided into 1,500,000 subordinated bonds, with a nominal value of 100 dinars, will be issued. This issue will be launched in order to strengthen equity and improve risk concentration ratios, in accordance with the prudential rules laid down by the Central Bank of Tunisia, notably the requirements of the circular to banks and financial institutions No. 2016-03 of July 29, 2016.
Subscriptions may be closed, without notice, as soon as the maximum amount of the issue (150 MD) is fully subscribed. Subscription requests will be accepted within the limit of the number of securities issued, i.e., a maximum of 1,500,000 subordinated bonds.
