January 28 (SeeNews) - Total trading turnover on the regulated market of the Bulgarian Stock Exchange soared to 7.5 million levs ($4.4 million/3.8 million euro) on Monday, compared to 1.3 million levs in the preceding trading session, due to heavy trade in three companies.
Trade in Holding Sveta Sofia [BUL:4HS] formed the largest chunk of the total on Monday - 5.2 million levs. The company's shares ended 12.36% higher at 4.0 levs, as 1.3 million shares changed hands in 46 deals.
Rodna Zemya Hold [BUL:6R2] and 235 Holdings [BUL:94G] followed with a daily turnover of 1.2 million levs and 1 million levs, respectively. Rodna Zemya Hold shares ended flat at 1.86 levs, while 235 Holdings shares gained 9.6% to 13.7 levs.
The blue-chip SOFIX index ended 0.03% higher at 573.51 points on Monday, after losing a large chunk of its intraday gains at the very end of the session, due to a 4.39% share price drop of Eurohold Bulgaria [BUL:4EH].
First Investment Bank (Fibank) [BUL:5F4] rose most among the 15 SOFIX components, gaining 3.03% to 3.40 levs on Monday. Drug maker Sopharma [BUL:3JR] followed with a 2.64% increase to 3.50 levs.
Fibank also rose most among member of the equal-weight BGTR30 index, which edged up 0.05% to 486.79 points.
The wider BGBX40 index added 0.06% to 113.32 points, backed by a 3.33% rise in IoT company Allterco's [BUL:A4L] shares.
The BGREIT index ended unchanged at 120.51 points. The BGREIT, which tracks real estate investment trusts listed both on the regulated market and BaSE Alternative Market of the Sofia bourse, ended 2018 at an all-time high of 121.07 points.
(1 euro = 1.95583 levs)
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