September 14 (SeeNews) - Two deals for 160,160 shares in Bulgarian investment company 235 Holdings [BUL:94G] formed 91% of the regulated turnover on the Bulgarian Stock Exchange on Friday, bourse data shows.
Both deals in 235 Holdings shares were priced at 12.5 levs per share, 5.93% higher than the company's previous closing price, generating a turnover of 2 million levs ($1.2 million/1 million euro).
Total trading turnover grew sharply to 2.19 million levs on Friday from 177,090 levs on Thursday.
The blue-chip SOFIX index extended its losing streak to three session, ending 0.10% lower at 629.37 points.
Industrial group Stara Planina Hold [BUL:5SR] fell most among blue chips, losing 2.19% to 6.7 levs, followed by Bulgarian Real Estate Fund REIT [BUL:5BU], which dropped 1.04% to 1.91 levs.
Diversified group Doverie United Holding [BUL:5DOV] led the blue-chip gainers on Friday, as shares in the company added 2.95% to a closing price of 1.57 levs, partially erasing losses since the Sofia bourse operator announced the holding will drop out of the composition of SOFIX as of September 25.
The rise in Doverie United Holding's share price was not enough to help the BGBX40 index end in green territory. The index, which tracks the 40 most traded shares on the Sofia bourse, lost 0.12% to 121.58 points, dragged down by Stara Planina Hold and diversified group Synergon Holding, which ended the session 2.65% lower at 1.1 levs.
The BGREIT index, which tracks the performance of real estate investment trusts, closed 0.21% lower at 116.88 points, due to the decrease in share price of Bulgarian Real Estate Fund REIT. All other BGREIT components ended Friday's trading session without change in their share price.
The BG TotalReturn30 index, in which companies with a free float of at least 10% have equal weight, edged down 0.07% to 520.53 points.
(1 euro = 1.95583 levs)