Most Sofia share indices rise further, CCB boosts SOFIX

The benchmark index was lifted by a 3.38% increase in Central Cooperative Bank [BUL:CCB] to 1.53 levs and a 2.33% rise in pharmaceuticals producer Sopharma [BUL:SFA] to 6.16 levs.

The two companies also boosted on the BGBX40 index, which tracks the 40 most traded shares on the Sofia bourse, by 0.50% to 165.55 points. The constituent that grew the most, however, was software and IT services group Bianor Holding [BUL:BNR], which leapt 5.91% to 4.30 levs.

The BGTR30, in which companies with a free float of at least 10% have equal weight, advanced by 0.23% to 819.60 points on the back of the gains at CCB and Sopharma.

The BEAMX, which tracks the ten most highly capitalised growth companies, climbed by 0.69% to 97.82 points. The index was mostly spurred on by a 9.26% surge in biometric identification security systems developer Biodit [BUL:BDT] to 1.18 levs.

The sole decline of the day was posted by the BGREIT index, which tracks seven real estate investment trusts. It slipped by 0.16% to 190.97 points, following a 0.78% dip in Bulgarian Real Estate Fund REIT [BUL:BREF] to 2.56 levs.

Total turnover on the main market of the Sofia bourse went up to 874,902 levs ($479,940/447,329 euro) on Thursday from 180,864 levs on Wednesday.

Energy and insurance group Eurohold Bulgaria [BUL:EUBG] generated the day's highest turnover, at 157,080 levs, after 119,000 shares traded. The company closed 0.76% higher at 1.32 levs.

(1 euro = 1.95583 levs)