SARAJEVO (Bosnia and Herzegovina), February 7 (SeeNews) – The share indices of Bosnia's two stock exchanges, in Sarajevo and Banja Luka, closed mixed on Friday, compared to the values recorded a week earlier, bourse data showed.
The 10-share benchmark SASX-10 index of the Sarajevo Stock Exchange (SASE) ended at 791.07 points on Friday, up from 779.02 on January 31. The broader SASX-30, which is composed of the 30 most liquid stocks on the SASE, fell to 1,283.65 from 1,289.84.
The SASE index tracking investment funds, the BIFX, closed at 880.89 points, down from last Friday's 890.53 points.
The Islamic stock index SASX-BBI, launched by the SASE and Bosna Bank International (BBI), rose to 10,226.88 points, from 10,153.77 last Friday. The index is tracking 25 companies.
SASE’s total trading turnover soared to 21.8 million marka in five sessions this week, from 3.4 million marka in five trading days last week. This week's turnover was generated in 98 transactions.
SASE is based in the Federation, one of two autonomous entities that form Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Banja Luka Stock Exchange (BLSE) is based in the other entity, the Serb Republic.
The BLSE’s benchmark index, the BIRS, closed at 631.75 points, up 2.30% from last Friday's closing value.
Telekom Srpske [TLKM-R-A] generated the largest trading turnover, of 76,935 marka, on the BLSE official market this week. The company's shares closed at 1.06 marka on Friday, up 6% from last Friday's close.
BLSE’s total trading turnover skyrocketed to 39.45 million marka in five sessions this week, from 255,069 marka in five trading days last week. This week's turnover was generated in 175 transactions.
Out of this week's total trading turnover, 36.6 million marka came from the sale of seven-year Treasury notes on February 5.
(1 euro = 1.95583 marka)