Sofia bourse blue-chip index rises, Chimimport leads gainers

Diversified group Chimimport [BUL:6C4] rose the most among blue chips, adding 4.02% to its share price.

Eurohold Bulgaria [BUL:4EH] and Stara Planina Hold [BUL:5SR] followed with gains of 3.87% and 3.46%, respectively.

The wider BGBX40 index, which tracks the 40 most traded shares on the Sofia bourse, increased 0.52% to 97.53 points, while the BGTR30 index, in which companies with a free float of at least 10% have equal weight, advanced 0.42% to 483.84 points.

The BGREIT index, which tracks seven real estate investment trusts, fell 0.35% to 131.48 points.

Total daily regulated market turnover amounted to 113,000 levs ($68,000/58,000 euro).

(1 euro = 1.95583 levs)