Trade in Galata Investment generates 60% of Sofia bourse turnover

Total trading turnover on the Bulgarian Stock Exchange increased to 1.9 million levs on Thursday, from 1.4 million levs on Tuesday. Galata Investment generated a trading turnover of 1 million levs as 717,433 shares changed hands at an average price of 1.5 levs.

The BSE was closed on Wednesday for a national holiday.

Bulgarian aluminium products manufacturer Alcomet [BUL:6AM] was the top blue-chip gainer on Thursday as its shares rose by 8.90% to 16.880 levs.

Bulgarian Real Estate Fund (BREF) [BUL:5BU] led the blue-chip decliners in Thursday's trading session, closing 1.46% lower at 2.370 levs.

Advance Terrafund [BUL:6A6] was the most traded blue chip company on Thursday as 157,589 of its shares changed hands at an average price of 2.225 levs.

The blue-chip SOFIX index edged down by 0.01% to 705.87 points, after adding 0.03% on Tuesday.

The broader BGBX40 index, which tracks the 40 most traded shares on the BSE, added 0.02% to 134.75 points, after shedding 0.10% on Tuesday.

The BG-REIT index, which tracks the performance of real estate investment trusts, fell by 0.73% to 115.60 points on Thursday. On Tuesday, the index rose by 0.25%.

The BG TotalReturn30 index, in which companies with a free float of at least 10% have equal weight, decreased by 0.08% to 557.78 points, after it added 0.05% on Tuesday.

(1 euro = 1.95583 levs)