Bulgarian Stock Exchange indices rise further, turnover falls

Total regulated market trading turnover amounted to 312,0000 levs on Friday, down from 1.6 million levs in the previous trading session.

The blue-chip SOFIX index added 0.08% to 543.92 points on Friday, as diversified group Doverie United Holding [BUL:5DOV] led gainers with a 2.56% rise.

The other major gainers among blue chips on Friday were car battery maker Monbat [BUL:5MB] and insurance group Eurohold Bulgaria [BUL:4EH], with rises of 1.60% and 0.73%.

The wider BGBX40 index, which tracks the 40 most traded shares on the Sofia bourse, increased 0.06% to 108.61 points, while the BGTR30 index, in which companies with a free float of at least 10% have equal weight, advanced 0.16% to 496.52 points.

The BGREIT index, which tracks the performance of real estate investment trusts, closed 0.09% higher at 130.26 points.

(1 euro = 1.95583 levs)