Zagreb bourse stock indices fall

The 25-share benchmark CROBEX index of the Zagreb Stock Exchange (ZSE) fell 0.38% to 1,737.76 points after losing 0.8% on Monday.

The narrower of the bourse's two blue-chip indices, the CROBEX10, which tracks the leading companies in terms of free float, market capitalisation and liquidity, was down 0.02% to a close of 1,006.57.

The CROX index, which tracks the eight most traded stocks on the ZSE and is calculated by the Vienna bourse, gained 0.28% in euro terms to 904.10.

ZSE's total turnover fell slightly to 13.8 million kuna ($2.25 million/1.8 million euro) from 14 million kuna on Monday.

Hotel operator Valamar Riviera [ZSE:RIVP-R-A] generated the session's biggest turnover of 2.4 million kuna, closing up 2.10% at 19.90 kuna.

Diversified holding company Djuro Djakovic [ZSE:DDJH-R-A] led the CROBEX gainers, rising 5.79% to 21.74 kuna.

Zagrebacka Banka [ZSE:ZABA-R-A] paced the CROBEX decliners, sinking 3.94% to 32.66 kuna.

The fixed-income CROBIS index closed down 0.25% at 104.5553 points.

(1 euro=7.6618 Croatian kuna)