June 1 (SeeNews) - The blue-chip indices of the Zagreb Stock Exchange (ZSE) rose on Tuesday, as six of the ten blue-chips closed the session in the green, bourse data showed.
Electrical equipment manufacturer Koncar Elektroindustrija [ZSE:KOEI] lead the blue-chip winners, closing 1.42% higher at 715 kuna, ZSE data showed. The company said on Tuesday its shareholders approved a proposal from its minority shareholder Erste Plavi Mandatory Pension Fund to distribute a dividend of 5.80 kuna per share.
Telecommunications company Optima Telekom [ZSE:OPTE] was the sole decliner among the blue-chip companies, with shares falling 1.92% to close at 5.10 kuna on Tuesday.
Hotel operator Valamar Riviera [ZSE:RIVP] generated the highest turnover among the blue-chips on Tuesday - of 688,502 kuna. Its shares closed flat at 29.5 kuna.
The bourse's total trading turnover came in at 3.9 million kuna ($636,200/519,500 euro), up compared with 1.9 million kuna generated on Monday.
The ZSE's 25-share benchmark CROBEX index ended at 1,944.66 points on Tuesday, up 0.61%. The index edged up 0.22% the previous trading day.
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, increased 0.48%, closing at 1,202.55 points on Tuesday, after rising 0.14% on Monday.
(1 euro = 7.50775 kuna)