Bethlehem – Ma’an – Stocks rose slightly on the Palestine Securities exchange in Nablus on Thursday, with the Al-Quds Index closing at 508.52, an increase of 0.42 points (0.08%).

Trading volume for Thursday reached 532,618 shares, a total value of 974,005.94 US dollars, over the course of 238 individual trades.

The shares of 23 companies were traded. The shares prices of six companies rose while those of nine others declined.

The top five gainers were AHC (4.55%), ARE (4.08%), LADAEN (2.94%), PRICO (1.27%), and BOP (1.09%).

The top five losers were TRUST (5.00%), VOIC (4.83%), PEC (2.02%), ARAB (1.69%), and UCI (1.61%).