Croatia's main equity indices end lower

The 19-share CROBEX lost 0.36% to finish at 1,900.30 points. The narrower index CROBEX10, which tracks the top ten companies in terms of free float, market capitalisation and liquidity, declined 0.30% to close at 1,122.79 points.

In regular trading, the most traded company was consumer goods distributor Atlantic Grupa [ZSE:ATGR] with a turnover of some 872,000 kuna ($116,000/116,000 euro) as its shares dropped 1.22% to end at 324 kuna.

Shares of food and pharmaceuticals company Podravka [ZSE:PODR] gained 0.98% to end at 620 kuna in a turnover of 768,300 kuna.

Preferred shares of holding company Adris [ZSE:ADRS2] rose 1.10% to end at 369 kuna in a turnover of 540,000 kuna.

In lower turnovers, index heavyweight Hrvatski Telekom [ZSE:HT] fell 1.69%, hotel owner and manager Valamar Riviera [ZSE:RIVP] lost 0.69% and shipping company Atlantska Plovidba [ZSE:ATPL] plunged 2.29%.

The bourse's regular trading turnover fell to 4.9 million kuna from 5.8 million kuna on Friday.

(1 euro = 7.538 Croatian kuna)