Damascus Securities Exchange reveals the digital results for the month of April

A periodic report issued by the Damascus Securities Exchange revealed the movement of trades recorded during the month of April 2026, as official data showed that the banking sector topped the daily transactions, at a time when "big deals" and huge financial blocs played a pivotal role in moving the pace of the stock exchange and injecting investment liquidity.

Trading volume of 6.3 million shares

According to the report, the total trading volume in the market during the month of April, including large transactions, amounted to approximately 6.3 million shares, with a total financial value of 154.4 million Syrian pounds of new cash denominations, executed through 2,980 ordinary and targeted transactions.

These figures come in comparison to the trading volume recorded last March of 9.1 million shares, with a total value of 977 million Syrian pounds distributed over 2,561 deals.

In terms of major targeted deals, the month of April witnessed the execution of 6 huge deals with a trading volume of about 1.4 million shares and a total value of about 28 million Syrian pounds, compared to the execution of 11 huge deals last March with a trading volume of 6 million shares and a total value of about 892.3 million Syrian pounds.

Indicators show improvement in trading

In an analytical reading of the daily rates, Dr. Suleiman Mousli from the Damascus Stock Exchange Department explained in a statement to Al-Watan newspaper that the public exchange indices show a significant improvement in the structure of trading volumes driven by large deals, which clearly indicates a growing climate of optimism among major investors and market makers regarding the investment future of listed companies.

Dr. Mousli added that the trading took place over 19 official sessions during the month of April, in which the average trading volume per session reached approximately 329.5 thousand shares, with an average trading value of about 8.1 million Syrian pounds per session. These rates come compared to 19 sessions also witnessed last March, but with an average trading volume higher than 482 thousand shares, and an average trading value of about 51.4 million Syrian pounds in almost one session.

The  DWX index closed  at 129,293 points, down 2860 points from March, a change of -2.2%. In turn, the DLX index closed  at 16,986 points, down 243 points from the previous month, with a change of -1.4%. In the same context, the DIX index closed at 16,986 points, down by 243 points from the previous month, with a change of -1.4%. In the same context,  the DIX Islamic Index closed at 2,350 points, down by 98 points, a decline of -4%.

Banking Sector Superiority

The report showed a clear superiority of the banking sector, which ranked first among the listed sectors, achieving a trading value of about 106 million Syrian pounds, accounting for 69% of the total cash value of trades recorded in the market during the entire month.