SOFIA (Bulgaria), November 22 (SeeNews) – Financial and insurance group Eurohold Bulgaria [BUL:4EH] fell the most among the blue chips on the Bulgarian Stock Exchange (BSE) on Wednesday, bourse data showed.
Eurohold Bulgaria closed 1.38% lower at 1.360 levs ($0.819/0.69 euro) as 15,750 of its shares changed hands. The company was also the most traded blue chip on Wednesday.
Earlier on Wednesday, Eurohold Bulgaria said it has invited the holders of its 47 million euro ($55.2 million) medium-term notes due December 2021 to tender some or all of the securities they hold for purchase by the company. The invitation begins on November 22 and will expire on November 28, unless extended, re-opened, amended or terminated.
The BSE's blue-chip SOFIX index fell 0.09% to 669.38 points on Wednesday after edging up 0.12% on Tuesday.
The broader BGBX40 index, which tracks the 40 most traded shares on the BSE, decreased by 0.27% to 130.75 points, after adding 0.11% on Tuesday.
The BG-REIT index, which tracks the performance of real estate investment trusts, added 0.05% to 113.86 points on Wednesday. On Tuesday, the index closed 0.02% lower.
The BG TotalReturn30 index, in which companies with a free float of at least 10% have equal weight, dropped 0.22% to 546.16 points, following a 0.31% decrease on Tuesday.
Total turnover on the regulated market of the Sofia bourse rose to 1.77 million levs on Wednesday from 197,500 levs on Tuesday.
Texim Bank [BUL:5CP] generated most of Wednesday's turnover as 400,930 of its shares changed hands at an average price of 2.7 levs.
Earlier on Wednesday, the bank said its consolidated net profit rose to 871,000 levs in the first nine months of 2017 from 144,000 levs in the like period of last year.
Bulgarian drug maker Sopharma [BUL:3JR] was the top blue-chip gainer on Wednesday, as its shares closed 0.23% higher at 4.31 levs.
(1 euro=1.95583 levs)