SOFIA (Bulgaria), December 15 (SeeNews) – Industrial conglomerate Chimimport [BUL:6C4] was the top blue-chip gainer on the Bulgarian Stock Exchange on Friday, bourse data showed.
Chimimport shares closed 2.32% higher at 1.72 levs ($1.03/0.88 euro). The company was also the most traded blue chip as 255,325 of its shares changed hands on Friday.
The total trading turnover on BSE's regulated market fell sharply to 1.8 million levs on Friday from 9.3 million levs on Thursday.
The BSE's blue-chip SOFIX index increased 0.17% to 664.67 points on Friday after falling by 0.48% on Thursday.
The broader BGBX40 index, which tracks the 40 most traded shares on the BSE, added 0.13% to 130.16 points, after losing 0.36% on Thursday.
The BG-REIT index, which tracks the performance of real estate investment trusts, rose 0.10% to 114.49 points on Friday. On Thursday, the index closed 0.24% lower.
The BG TotalReturn30 index, in which companies with a free float of at least 10% have equal weight, edged down 0.05% to 548.98 points, following a 0.03% decrease on Thursday.
Financial and insurance group Eurohold Bulgaria [BUL:4EH] fell the most among blue chips on the BSE, closing 3.06% lower at 1.3 levs.
(1 euro=1.95583 levs)