NABLUS, June 2, 2011 (WAFA) - The Al-Quds index of the Palestine Exchange (PEX) closed the week that ended Thursday at 499.65 points, an 11.23 points (2.30%) increase compared to last week. This was a result of an increase in all sectors’ indices: Banking and financial services increased by 1.66%, industry by 0.85%, insurance by 0.15%, investment by 2.06% and services by 2.15%.

PEX held five trading sessions between Sunday and Thursday in which 4,694,968 shares were traded with a value of $10,733,330 executed during 1,690 transactions. Of the 36 traded companies out of 46 listed, 17 saw share price increases, nine witnessed declines, while 10 shares were static.

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