Beirut SE: Shuaa (1 month) Current Year High: 3,423.90 Current Year Low: 1,761.53 The Beirut Stock Exchange was impacted by the latest act in the national political parody, titled approximately “how to form a cabinet.” Shares stayed resilient and Blom Bank’s BSI closed at 2031.83 points on June 26, a healthy improvement of 35.3% from the start of the year. Trading followed sideways trends for a number of stocks, Solidere closed the session above $36 per share, Blom and Audi GDRs closed at $103 and $99.30, respectively, and the common shares of banks Audi, BoB, and Byblos showed slight gains when compared with the end of May while BLC was unchanged and Blom listed shares appreciated by 13.8% between May 28 and June 26. Amman SE (1 month) Current Year High: 5,043.72 Current Year Low: 3,003.07 The Amman Stock Exchange moved up in early June as if Jordan were nowhere
