Croatian Shares Rise in Higher Turnover

The 24-share benchmark CROBEX index closed 0.74% higher at 1,979.05 points after falling 0.74% on Wednesday.

The narrower blue-chip index, CROBEX10, which tracks the 10 leading companies in terms of free-float market capitalisation and liquidity, rose 0.55% to 1,054.48 points.

The CROX index, which tracks the 12 most traded stocks on the ZSE and is calculated by the Vienna bourse, added 0.55% in euro terms to 1,238.53 points.

HT-Hrvatske Telekomunikacije posted the session's highest turnover of some 3.0 million kuna ($592,000/411,000 euro). The company stock closed 0.37% higher at 274.50 kuna.

ZSE's total turnover in floor trading rose to 14.1 million kuna from Wednesday's 11.5 million kuna.

The fixed-income CROBIS index edged down by 0.10% to 95.84 points.

The bourse will be closed on Friday due for the New Year holidays.

(1 euro = 7.2991 Croatian kuna)