September 17 (SeeNews) - The main SOFIX index of the Bulgarian Stock Exchange closed lower on Monday on the back of a 3.13% drop in the share price of lender Central Cooperative Bank (CCB) [BUL:4CF], despite a positive session for blue-chip industrial holdings.
The SOFIX extended its losing streak to four consecutive sessions, ending 0.24% lower at 627.84 points on Monday.
Four industrial groups were the top blue-chip gainers on Monday, led by Doverie United Holding [BUL:5DOV], which added 1.27% to 1.59 levs.
Industrial Holding Bulgaria [BUL:4ID] gained 1.08% to 0.94 levs, followed by Stara Planina Hold [BUL:5SR] and Chimimport [BUL:6C4], with a 0.75% and 0.47% rise, respectively.
The BGBX40 index, which tracks the 40 most traded shares on the Sofia bourse, ended the session 0.21% higher at 121.84 points, supported by a 4.59% rise in the share price of power distributor CEZ Distribution Bulgaria [BUL:3CZ], which closed at 228 levs.
A 0.98% drop in the share price of Advance Terrafund REIT led to a 0.19% decrease in the BGREIT index, which tracks the performance of real estate investment trusts. All other BGREIT components ended Monday's trading session without change in their share price.
The BG TotalReturn30 index, in which companies with a free float of at least 10% have equal weight, edged up 0.06% to 520.82 points.
Total trading turnover on the regulated market of the Sofia bourse shrank to 147,011 levs (87,860/75,165 euro) on Monday from 2.19 million levs on Friday.
(1 euro = 1.95583 levs)
Central Cooperative Bank AD is among the biggest banks in SEE. You can download our SEE Top 100 ranking
here or subscribe to our free Top 100 newsletter
here