April 28 (SeeNews) - First Investment Bank [BUL:5F4] led the blue-chip gainers on the Bulgarian Stock Exchange (BSE) on Friday, bourse data showed.
First Investment Bank (Fibank) closed 8.87% higher at 5.879 levs in a trading volume of 29,285 shares.
Earlier on Friday, Fibank said it has hired Citigroup Global Markets as financial advisor in exploring strategic options of the bank. The options might include strategic partnerships and/or consolidation, a capital increase via a new share issue, or attracting new key investors.
Total stock trading turnover rose to 675,600 levs ($376,823/345,082 euro) on Friday, from 200,800 levs on Thursday.
The BSE's blue-chip SOFIX index gained 1.20% to 657.29 points, after falling 0.20% on Thursday.
The broader BGBX40 index, which tracks the 40 most traded shares on the BSE, added 1.45% to 130.25 points, after it edged up 0.01% on Thursday.
The BG-REIT index, which tracks the performance of real estate investment trusts, added 0.28% to 108.39 points, after closing 0.06% higher on Thursday.
The BG TotalReturn30 index, in which companies with a free float of at least 10% have equal weight, appreciated 1.28% to 519.92 points, after decreasing 0.01% on Thursday.
Industrial Capital Holding [BUL:4I8] led the blue-chip decliners on Friday, closing 4.40% higher at 4.305 levs in a trading volume of 200 shares.
Drug producer Sopharma [BUL:3JR] was the most traded blue-chip company on Friday, as 55,349 shares changed hands at an average price of 4.056 levs.
(1 euro = 1.95583 levs)
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