September 7 (SeeNews) - State-owned port operator Luka Bar [MNG:LUBA] led the blue-chip gainers on the Montenegrin stock exchange in August, as stock indices ended mixed, bourse data indicated.
The blue-chip index of the Montenegro Stock Exchange, MNSE10, closed down 0.39% in August at 807.94 points.
The benchmark MONEX index, which tracks the 20 most representative shares on the Montenegro Stock Exchange, went up 0.52% in August and closed at 11,216.18 points.
A total of 1,260 Luka Bar shares changed hands in turnover of 379.89 euro in August. Luka Bar won 9.68% to 0.30 euro.
Hotel operator Sveti Stefan Hoteli [MNG:SSHO] paced the blue-chip decliners in August, as its share price fell 13.51% on the month to 3.44 euro. A total of 570 of the company's shares changed hands, generating a turnover of 1,963 euro.
The bourse's total turnover fell in August to 473,783 euro ($468,677) from 253,254 euro a month earlier.
A total of 71 transactions were concluded on the bourse in Podgorica in August, versus 67 in July. Stock market capitalisation was 3.284 billion euro at the end of August, down from 3.287 billion euro a month earlier.
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