January 2 (SeeNews) - First Investment Bank (Fibank) [BUL:5F4] rose the most among blue chips on the Bulgarian Stock Exchange (BSE) on Tuesday, bourse data showed.
Fibank closed 8.91% higher at 6.16 levs ($3.8/3.1 euro) in a trading volume of 18,617 shares.
The Sofia bourse did not operate on Monday.
The BSE's blue-chip SOFIX index grew 1.07% to 684.71 points on Tuesday after adding 0.28% on Friday.
The broader BGBX40 index, which tracks the 40 most traded shares on the BSE, rose 0.76% to 133.0 points, following a 0.11% increase in the previous trading session.
The BG-REIT index, which tracks the performance of real estate investment trusts, increased by 0.33% to 116.48 points on Tuesday, after adding 0.99% in the prior trading session.
The BG TotalReturn30 index, in which companies with a free float of at least 10% have equal weight, rose 0.77% to 560.27 points, following a 0.63% increase on Friday.
Total trading turnover on BSE’s regulated market edged down to 435,000 on Tuesday from 438,000 levs on Friday.
Industrial conglomerate Chimimport [BUL:6C4] was the most traded blue chip, as 67,919 of its shares changed hands at a weighted average price of 1.8386 levs on Tuesday.
Financial and insurance group Eurohold Bulgaria [BUL:4EH] was the top blue chip decliner as it closed 5.7% lower at 1.39 levs.
(1 euro = 1.95583 levs)
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