February 4 (SeeNews) - The Bulgarian Stock Exchange [BUL:BSE] said that trading turnover in January grew by an annual 27% to 37.7 million levs ($23.1 million/19.3 million euro), as the number of deals jumped 73.9%.
The turnover in January was 31.9% lower compared to the one in December, the stock exchange operator said in a statement on Wednesday.
The blue-chip SOFIX index, which tracks 15 stocks, enjoyed a great start of 2021 and increased 11.6% to 499.38 points at the end of January.
Financial and insurance group Eurohold Bulgaria [BUL:4EH] was the top gainer among blue chips in January, adding 49.4%. The company's performance was backed by the energy regulator's decision to endorse Eurohold's deal for the acquisition of the Bulgarian assets of Czech energy group CEZ.
The wider BGBX40 index, which tracks the 40 most traded shares on the Sofia bourse, rose 10% to 111.55 points in January, while the BGTR30 index, in which companies with a free float of at least 10% have equal weight, advanced 8.4% to 540.87 points.
The BGREIT index, which tracks seven real estate investment trusts, grew 3.9% to 143.08 points, registering multiple all-time high closes.
(1 euro = 1.95583 levs)