May 15 (SeeNews) - The blue-chip SOFIX index of the Bulgarian bourse closed Friday's trading session in green territory, supported by a rise in First Investment Bank (Fibank), which earlier in the day opened subscription for a new share issue.
The shares of Fibank [BUL:5F4] gained 1.57% to 2.58 levs, bourse data showed.
Fibank is offering 40 million shares at a price of 5 levs apiece, aiming to cover a capital shortfall established by European central bank stress tests last year. If the move is successful, it will clear the path to Bulgaria's entry in the Exchange Rate Mechanism, the eurozone's 'waiting room'.
The SOFIX, which tracks 15 stocks, closed the trading session 0.14% higher at 450.13 points.
Resort operator Albena [BUL:4ID] topped the blue-chip gainers' list as its shares added 2.76% to 29.80 levs ($16.5/15.2 euro).
The wider BGBX40 index, which tracks the 40 most traded shares on the Sofia bourse, increased 0.13% to 95.59 points, while the BGTR30 index, in which companies with a free float of at least 10% have equal weight, rose by 0.38% to 464.92 points. Both indexes were supported by a 3.86% rise in the share price of software group Sirma Group Holding.
The BGREIT index, which tracks seven real estate investment trusts, was unchanged.
Total regulated market trading turnover amounted to some 456,700 levs of Friday, down from 635,000 levs in the previous trading session.
(1 euro = 1.95583 levs)
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