September 26 (SeeNews) - Drug maker Sopharma [BUL:3JR] and diversified group Chimimport [BUL:6C4] formed 53% of the regulated market turnover on the Bulgarian Stock Exchange in a dull trading day, as the main SOFIX index returned to red territory after snapping a 3-day losing streak in the previous trading session.
Trade in Chimimport shares formed a turnover of 97,499 levs, as they closed 0.47% to 2.13 levs, while deals in Sopharma shares generated a further 80,307 levs, with the drug maker's shares closing 0.74% lower at 4.05 levs.
Total trading turnover on the regulated market of the Sofia bourse fell to 336,015 levs ($201,830/171,800 euro) on Wednesday from 417,550 levs on Tuesday.
The blue-chip SOFIX index dropped 0.07% to 623.10 points, as civil engineering company Trace Group Hold [BUL:T57] fell most among constituents of index, losing 1.83% to 3.22 levs.
Six blue chips closed lower on Wednesday, three of which saw just a single deal in their shares during the trading session.
Diversified group Holding Varna [BUL:5V2] was the only gainer among blue chips, ending the session 2.7% higher at 38 levs.
The wider BGBX40 index, which tracks the 40 most traded shares on the Sofia bourse, posted back-to-back winning sessions, adding a slim 0.01% to 121.92 points on Wednesday, on the back of a 6.29% rise in the shares of printing and advertising firm Billboard [BUL:5BP].
The BG-REIT index, which tracks the performance of real estate investment trusts (REITs), lost 0.10% to 117.27 points, solely due to a 0.51% drop in Bulgarian Real Estate Fund REIT [BUL:5BU] share price. All other components of the index ended the session unchanged.
The BGTR30 index, in which companies with a free float of at least 10% have equal weight, gained 0.01% to 520.50 points.
(1 euro = 1.95583 levs)