June 24 (SeeNews) - Bulgarian Stock Exchange indices closed higher on Monday, backed by a rise in the share price of First Investment Bank (Fibank) [BUL:5F4] and software developer Sirma Group Holding [BUL:SKK].
Fibank shares rose 4.88% to 3.44 levs on Monday, while Sirma Group Holding added 2.96% to 0.695 levs.
The blue-chip SOFIX index increased 0.22% to 580.11 points, as only three members closed higher - Fibank, Sirma Group Holding and Bulgarian Real Estate Fund REIT [BUL:5BU], which added 1.0% to 2.02 levs.
The wider BGBX40 index, which tracks the 40 most traded shares on the stock exchange in Sofia, advanced 0.18% to 115.42 points, as, in addition to Fibank and Sirma Group, local IoT products maker Allterco posted a 4.35% rise on Monday.
The BGTR30, in which companies with a free float of at least 10% have equal weight, rose 0.22% to 506.66 points.
The BGREIT index, which tracks real estate investment trusts, gained 0.20% to 123.75 points, backed by Bulgarian Real Estate Fund REIT's share price gain.
Total regulated market turnover was just some 33,000 levs ($19,000/17,000 euro), as the trading session was shortened due to technical problems. On Monday, the BSE migrated to the Deutsche Boerse's T7 trading platform, replacing the Xetra Classic.
(1 euro = 1.95583 levs)
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