July 5 (SeeNews) - First Investment Bank (Fibank) [BUL:5F4] rose the most among blue chips on the Bulgarian Stock Exchange (BSE) on Wednesday, bourse data showed.
Fibank shares closed 2.21% higher at 5.876 levs ($4.93/4.34 euro) as 7,749 units changed hands. On Tuesday, Moody's Investors Service said it has assigned first-time B1 long-term local and foreign currency deposit ratings to Fibank.
Total trading turnover on the BSE grew to 1.55 million levs on Wednesday from 585,600 levs on Tuesday.
Drug maker Sopharma [BUL:3JR] led the blue-chip decliners on Wednesday, closing 1.29% lower at 4.580 levs.
Industrial group Chimimport [BUL:6C4] was the most traded blue chip company, as 350,281 of its shares changed hands at an average price of 1.785 levs.
The blue-chip SOFIX index closed flat at 711.42 points, after adding 0.89% on Tuesday.
The broader BGBX40 index, which tracks the 40 most traded shares on the BSE, rose 0.30% to 134.70 points, after falling by 0.18% on Tuesday.
The BG-REIT index, which tracks the performance of real estate investment trusts, added 0.03% to 114.16 points on Wednesday. On Tuesday, the index rose 0.87%.
The BG TotalReturn30 index, in which companies with a free float of at least 10% have equal weight, fell by 0.01% to 534.12 points, after dropping by 0.41% on Tuesday.
(1 euro = 1.95583 levs)
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