July 19 (SeeNews) - Bulgarian resort operator Albena [BUL:6AB] was the top blue-chip gainer on the Bulgarian Stock Exchange (BSE) on Wednesday, bourse data showed.
Albena shares closed 1.59% higher at 63.0 levs ($37.1/32.24 euro) in a trading volume of 4,428 units.
Total trading turnover on the BSE rose to 1.78 million levs on Wednesday from 212,525 levs on Tuesday.
The blue-chip SOFIX index rose by 0.52% to 710.78 points, after dropping by 0.54% on Tuesday.
The broader BGBX40 index, which tracks the 40 most traded shares on the BSE, increased 0.39% to 134.09 points, after falling by 0.41% on Tuesday.
The BG-REIT index, which tracks the performance of real estate investment trusts, fell by 0.89% to 113.97 points on Wednesday. On Tuesday, the index added 0.23%.
The BG TotalReturn30 index, in which companies with a free float of at least 10% have equal weight, rose by 0.22% to 541.09 points, after falling by 0.29% on Tuesday.
Industrial group Chimimport [BUL:6C4] was the most traded blue-chip company on Wednesday as 34,535 of its shares changed hands at an average price of 1.742 levs.
Diversified group Holding Varna [BUL:5V2] led the blue-chip decliners on Wednesday, closing 0.15% lower at 33.20 levs.
(1 euro = 1.95583 levs)