Banja Luka bourse main index falls in March, turnover rises

Equity turnover from regular trading on the BLSE totalled 6.1 million marka in March, lower than 13.2 million marka in the prior month, the bourse said in a monthly report.

The BLSE's total trading turnover amounted to 94.1 million marka in March 2023.

A total of 612 transactions were concluded on the Banja Luka bourse in March, compared with 572 in the previous month and 410 transactions in March 2023.

The BLSE's total market capitalisation amounted to 5.3 billion marka in March, up from 5.23 billion marka the prior month. The bourse's total market capitalisation came in at 4.7 billion marka in March 2023.

The BLSE’s benchmark index, the BIRS, closed at 927 points at the end of March, down 3.16% compared to the end-February value and 16.39% higher compared with its closing value at the end of March 2023.

Nasa Banka [BANJ:PIBB-R-D] contributed the largest portion of total trading turnover among the companies on the BLSE in March, of 4.8 million marka. The lender's shares closed at 0.8 marka at the end of March, unchanged compared with the end of the previous month.

The BLSE is based in the Serb Republic, one of two autonomous entities that form Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Sarajevo Stock Exchange (SASE) is based in the other entity, the Federation.

(1 euro = 1.956 marka)