December 14 (SeeNews) - Trading turnover on the Bulgarian Stock Exchange (BSE) soared on Thursday on the back of deals in shares of Velgraf Asset Management [BUL:1VX], M+S Hydraulic [BUL:5MH] and deals in corporate bonds issued by Specialized Logistic Systems [BUL:2SLB].
BSE's total trading turnover amounted to 9.3 million levs ($5.6 million/4.75 million euro) on Thursday, sharply up from 328,100 levs on Wednesday. Trading in shares of Velgraf Asset Management, M+S Hydraulic and Specialized Logistic Systems generated a combined turnover of 7.5 million levs.
First Investment Bank (Fibank) [BUL:5F4] fell the most among blue-chips on Thursday, closing 2.21% lower at 5.100 levs.
Bulgarian diversified group Stara Planina Hold [BUL:5SR] was the top blue-chip gainer on Thursday, adding 1.12% to 8.050 levs.
The BSE's blue-chip SOFIX index fell 0.48% to 663.57 points on Thursday after falling by 0.04% on Wednesday.
The broader BGBX40 index, which tracks the 40 most traded shares on the BSE, fell 0.36% to 129.99 points, after edging up by 0.05% on Wednesday.
The BG-REIT index, which tracks the performance of real estate investment trusts, decreased 0.24% to 114.37 points on Thursday. On Wednesday, the index closed 0.10% lower.
The BG TotalReturn30 index, in which companies with a free float of at least 10% have equal weight, fell by 0.03% to 549.27 points, following a 0.18% increase on Wednesday.
(1 euro=1.95583 levs)
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