Croatian stock market indices mostly fall

The 25-share benchmark CROBEX index of the Zagreb Stock Exchange (ZSE) lost 0.03% to 1,739.15 points after falling 1.05% on Monday.

The narrower blue-chip index, the CROBEX10, which tracks the 10 leading companies in terms of free-float, market capitalisation and liquidity on the ZSE, shed 0.16% to 979.07 points.

The CROX index, which tracks the 12 most traded stocks on the ZSE and is calculated by the Vienna bourse, added 0.42% in euro terms to 903 points.

Electrical equipment producer Koncar Elektroindustrija [ZSE:KOEI-R-A] posted the highest turnover of some 1.4 million kuna ($241,600/186,300 euro) among the CROBEX components. The stock closed flat at 630 kuna.

Adris Grupa [ZSE:ADRS-R-A] led the blue-chip gainers, rising 5.62% to 280 kuna.

Oil and gas company INA [ZSE:INA-R-A] paced the blue-chip decliners, falling 2.0% to 4,116 kuna.

The bourse's total turnover in floor trading rose to 10.4 million kuna from 6.7 million kuna on Monday.

The fixed-income CROBIS index added 0.07% to 103.5261 points.

The CROBIS Total Return bond index, which has the same components as the CROBIS and includes accrued interest or interest payments, rose 0.08% to 121.5066 points.

(1 euro = 7.5155 Croatian kuna)