NLB's shares closed at 58.0 euro, up 2.47%. The company also generated the largest trading turnover for the day – 586,310 euro.
The bourse's total trading turnover rose to 1.72 million euro ($1.9 million) from 906,730 euro on Wednesday.
The SBITOP index, which tracks the most liquid and capitalised stocks on the LJSE, closed at 904.48 points, up 0.61%.
Port operator Luka Koper [LJE:LKPG] fell the most among the blue chips, erasing gains achieved in the previous session.
Luka Koper’s shares closed 2.99% lower at 22.7 euro. On Wednesday, the company’s shares closed at 23.4 euro, up 2.63%.
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