Zagreb share indices recover, AD Plastik leads blue-chip gainers

AD Plastik's shares rose 2.52% to a close of 163 kuna, ZSE's daily report indicated.

At the other end, telecommunication services provider Optima Telekom [ZSE:OPTE] led the blue-chip decliners by shedding 1.93% to close at 5.08 kuna.

Among ZSE's ten blue chips, six rose on Tuesday, two fell and two did not trade.

Trading in consumer goods distributor Atlantic Grupa [ZSE:ATGR] generated the single largest turnover among the blue-chips - of 2.9 million kuna, with the stock price going up 1.55% to close at 1,310 kuna.

In addition, 2,000 Atlantic Grupa shares changed hands at 1,300 kuna each in a 2.6 million euro block deal.

Thus, ZSE's total trading turnover climbed up to 9.1 million kuna ($1.5 million/1.2 million euro) on Tuesday from 7.5 million kuna on Monday.

The bourse's 25-share benchmark CROBEX index gained 0.68% to 1,726.52 after dropping 0.50% on Monday.

The narrower of the ZSE's two blue-chip indices, the CROBEX10, which tracks the leading companies in terms of free float, market capitalisation and liquidity, rose 0.94% to 1,077.65 on Tuesday after falling 0.64% on Monday.

(1 euro = 7.53949 kuna)