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- Mihail Dimitrov
- Veselin Radoychev Please Change Surname
Morning Bulletin - 31 March 2026
Enormous opposite moves of index members lowered SOFIX to 1 213.31 (-0.21%) on Monday. The selling pressure weighed on Central Cooperative Bank (CCB, EUR 1.71, -2.29%) and Shelly (SLYG, EUR 49.80, -1.58%) while Wiser (WISR, EUR 2.10, -4.55%), Chimimport (CHIM, EUR 0.438, -2.23%) and Sopharma (SFA, EUR 1.75, -1.41%) lost altitude without significant daily volume. Sirma Group Holding (SGH, EUR 0.96, +6.67%), Doverie United Holding (DUH, EUR 5.90, +1.72%) and First Investment Bank (FIB, EUR 3.14, +...
- Mihail Dimitrov
- Veselin Radoychev Please Change Surname
Morning Bulletin - 30 March 2026
Selling pressure among the market fixed SOFIX (1 215.84, -0.32%) negative on Friday. Elana Agrocredit (EAC, EUR 0.52, -3.70%) dropped the most followed by Bulgarian Real Estate Fund (BREF, EUR 2.36, -1.67%), Shelly (SLYG, EUR 50.60, -0.78%) and Doverie United Holding (DUH, EUR 5.80, -1.36%). Several bigger trades wiped out the offer side of Sopharma (SFA, EUR 1.775, +1.43%) and the pharmaceutical company registered 40% of SOFIX daily turnover. Gradus (GR6, EUR 0.55, +8.91%) partly offset the neg...
- Veselin Radoychev Please Change Surname
Bulgaria Banking System Overview 2025
STRONG LENDING AND DEPOSIT GROWTH OFFSET BY MARGIN PRESSURE AND WEAKER SECURITIES GAINS Profitability: The banking sector reported net income of BGN 3.6bn in 2025, down 1.8% YoY from the record 2024 level. Net interest income grew modestly by 1.3%, as portfolio expansion was largely offset by higher funding costs. Non-interest income supported profitability, with FX gains rising by BGN 283.3m and net fees and commissions income up by BGN 163.7m, though these were largely offset by a 73.4% Yo...
- Mihail Dimitrov
- Veselin Radoychev Please Change Surname
Morning Bulletin - 27 March 2026
Positive sentiment raised SOFIX (1 219.80, +0.60%) on Thursday. Small speculative trades pushed Advance Terrafund (ATER, EUR 1.37, +2.24%), Sirma Group (SIRM, EUR 0.90, +1.69%) and Eurohold (EUBG, EUR 1.10, +1.85%) while Bulgarian Real Estate Fund (BREF, EUR 2.40, -0.83%) suffered from selling pressure and 45K changed hands. Sopharma (SFA, EUR 1.75, 0.00%) and Shelly (SLYG, EUR 51.00, 0.00%) registered more than 50% of daily turnover within SOFIX area but both company finished the day without ch...
- Mihail Dimitrov
- Veselin Radoychev Please Change Surname
Weekly bulletin - 16 March - 20 March 2026
The Bulgarian stock market continued its downward trajectory over the past week, with all major indices closing firmly in negative territory. The benchmark SOFIX index declined by 3.2%, ending the week at 1 210.32 points. Broader indices followed a similar trend: the BGBX40 fell by 2.6% to 208.17 points, while the equally weighted BGTR30 index dropped 2.2%, finishing at 1 025.31 points. The sector-specific BGREIT index proved relatively more resilient, slipping by a modest 1.4% to 226.68 points....
- Mihail Dimitrov
- Veselin Radoychev Please Change Surname
Morning Bulletin - 23 March 2026
Quite opposite move of SOFIX (1 210.32, 0.00%) members fixed the main index unchanged on Friday. The jump of Sirma Group Holding (SIRM, EUR 0.915, +3.39%), First Investment Bank (FIB, EUR 3.16, +2.27%) and Sopharma (SFA, EUR 1.715, +2.08%) fully offset the drop of Eurohold (EUBG, EUR 1.03, -6.36%) and Wiser (WISR, EUR, 2.10, -1.87%). The trading session was highlighted by the transfer of 100.8m shares of Gradus (GR6, EUR 0.55, +27.91%) representing 40.9% of the company. BGBX40 (208.17, +0.46%) c...
- Mihail Dimitrov
- Veselin Radoychev Please Change Surname
Morning Bulletin - 18 March 2026
Bloody red start of the week fixed all local indexes in the red zone on Monday. SOFIX (1 213.38, -1.47%) dropped the most, followed by BGBX40 (207.96, -1.34%), BGTR30 (1 032.06, -0.72%) and BGREIT (227.20, -0.16%) Huge selling pressure weighted on daily losers Shelly (SLYG, EUR 50.80, -9.29%), First Investment Bank (FIB, EUR 3.10, -4.02%), Sirma Group Holding (SIRM, EUR 0.95, -4.04%) and Chimimport (CHIM, EUR 0.444, -3.06%). Wiser (WISR, EUR 2.30, +3.60%) and Central Cooperative Bank (CCB, EUR 1...
- Mihail Dimitrov
- Veselin Radoychev Please Change Surname
Morning Bulletin - 17 March 2026
The negative trend extended into the first trading day of the week, with all major indices posting notable losses. SOFIX (1 231.46, -1.49%) underperformed, as eleven of its fifteen constituents closed lower. The decline was led by Doverie United Holding (DUH, EUR 5.94, -3.57%) and Sirma Group (SIRM, EUR 0.99, -3.88%), both of which slipped below key psychological support levels of EUR 6.00 and EUR 1.00, respectively, adding to the negative sentiment. On the broader market, limited positive price...
- Mihail Dimitrov
- Veselin Radoychev Please Change Surname
Morning Bulletin - 27 February 2026
The major averages finished mostly lower on Thursday, weighed down by the continued momentum of this week’s sell-off. Sirma Group (SIRM, EUR 1.24, -3.88%) led the declines within the benchmark, while on a broader market basis M+S Hydraulic (MSH, EUR 5.10, -3.77%) and Eleven Capital (11C, EUR 8.60, -2.82%) also featured among the session’s laggards, as aggressive sell orders dominated trading in these names. Trading volumes continued to contract, reflecting investors’ cautious stance amid ongoing...
- Mihail Dimitrov
- Veselin Radoychev Please Change Surname
Morning Bulletin - 25 February 2026
SOFIX (1 330.52) declined by 0.84% on Tuesday in another disappointing session, as investors continued to pressure key names ahead of the upcoming release of consolidated financial data. Heavyweight Shelly Group (SLYG, EUR 62.20) reversed part of its recent advance, slipping 4.89% on the day and closing nearly 11% below its all-time high, weighing meaningfully on index performance. Sirma Group (SIRM, EUR 1.29, -0.77%) also finished lower on the Bulgarian Stock Exchange, while the anticipated buy...
- Mihail Dimitrov
- Veselin Radoychev Please Change Surname
Morning Bulletin - 23 February 2026
The Bulgarian equity market experienced notable intraday volatility in the final trading session of the week, driven by low-volume price swings across a broad range of stocks. Despite these fluctuations, the major indices finished largely unchanged, leaving week-to-date performance broadly flat. SOFIX (1 353.00) closed at the same level as gains in Central Cooperative Bank (CCB, EUR 1.88, +3.30%) and Chimimport (CHIM, EUR 0.49, +4.26%) fully offset declines in Doverie (DUH, EUR 6.90, -2.54%), Fi...
- Mihail Dimitrov
- Veselin Radoychev Please Change Surname
Morning Bulletin - 16 February 2026
Widened bid/ask spreads following the adoption of the euro, combined with a shift in focus among the local investment community toward the upcoming parliamentary elections (the eighth in the past five years), provided fertile ground for speculative trading and largely shaped the outcome of the final session of the week on the Bulgarian equity market. SOFIX (1 362.89, +0.62%) advanced on rebound-driven gains in Bulgarian Real Estate Fund (BREF, EUR 2.72, +2.26%), Chimimport (CHIM, EUR 0.505, +3.0...
- Mihail Dimitrov
- Veselin Radoychev Please Change Surname
Morning Bulletin - 2 February 2026
It appeared that the fresh 18-year highs reached in recent sessions attracted increased profit-taking, as the Bulgarian equity market came under selling pressure on Friday, echoing the cautious sentiment from global markets. SOFIX (1 374.91, -0.76%) closed lower, weighed down by declines in Shelly Group (SLYG, EUR 68.00, -2.30%) and First Investment Bank (FIB, EUR 3.68, -2.13%), despite the absence of any negative surprises in the latest financial disclosures. On a broader base, Eleven Capital (...
- Mihail Dimitrov
- Veselin Radoychev Please Change Surname
Morning Bulletin - 30 January 2026
The positive sentiment on the Bulgarian Stock Exchange weakened on Thursday, pushing all major indexes into negative territory, with SOFIX (1 385.46, -1.40%) recording the steepest decline. Doverie (DUH, EUR 7.10, -8.51%) came under pronounced selling pressure, followed by Smart Organic (SO, EUR 17.20, -3.37%), Central Cooperative Bank (CCB, EUR 1.84, -3.16%), and Chimimport (CHIM, EUR 0.58, -3.33%), though trading volumes across these names remained subdued. A sharp advance in Sopharma Trading ...
- Veselin Radoychev Please Change Surname
Bulgaria Outlook 2026
Global macroeconomic and geopolitical challenges weighed on the Bulgarian economy over the past year, primarily through weaker external trade dynamics. Despite this, economic growth remained solid. Real GDP expanded by 2.8% in Q1, 3.5% in Q2, and 3.0% in Q3, supported almost entirely by strong domestic demand. Several factors underpinned this robust consumption growth with the most important being the growth of compensation and the euro transition effect. For 2026 the projections by major i...
- Mihail Dimitrov
- Veselin Radoychev Please Change Surname
Morning Bulletin - 27 January 2026
The Bulgarian equity market posted a solid start to the week, with SOFIX (1 402.30, +1.06%) leading the advance, followed by BGBX40 (243.57, +0.91%), BGTR30 (1 125.05, +1.05%), and BGTREIT (233.46, +0.46%). Ten out of fifteen constituents in the benchmark closed higher, led by the latest momentum names Chimimport (CHIM, EUR 0.60, +7.14%) and Shelly Group (SLYG, EUR 69.00, +4.55%). Investor sentiment improved compared to the end of last week, although trading volumes remained below the 15-day ave...
- Mihail Dimitrov
- Veselin Radoychev Please Change Surname
Morning Bulletin - 22 January 2026
The Bulgarian equity market entered a phase of consolidation after reaching an 18-year record high, with the main indexes posting their first losses since the beginning of the year. Recent top performer Chimimport (CHIM, EUR 0.585, -7.14%) led the pullback, followed by Sirma Group (SGH, EUR 1.20, -2.44%) and Elana Agrocredit (EAC, EUR 0.55, -2.65%). Profit-taking activity dominated the session, while trading volumes within SOFIX (1 395.85, -1.33%) remained below the 3-month average, indicating a...
- Mihail Dimitrov
- Veselin Radoychev Please Change Surname
Morning Bulletin - 12 January 2026
Broad increase of index members lifted SOFIX (1 323.06, +4.42%) to an 18-year high. Sirma Group Holding (SGH, EUR 1.30, +17.12%) and Chimimport (CHIM, EUR 0.44, +15.79%) led daily gainers with higher daily turnover while Sopharma (SFA, EUR 1.785, +7.21%), Eurohold (EUBG, EUR 1.09, +7.92%) and Central Cooperative Bank (CCB, EUR 1.00, +5.26%) jumped without significant daily volume. Positive sentiment raised all other indexes and BGBX40 (224.48, +3.32%) and BGTR30 (1 064.12, +2.24%) closed green o...
- Mihail Dimitrov
- Veselin Radoychev Please Change Surname
Morning Bulletin - 9 January 2026
The Bulgarian equity market extended its very strong start of the year, marking the fourth trading session under the newly adopted euro denomination. The major indexes continued to build gains, with BGREIT (229.89, -0.90%) being an exception, pressured by renewed weakness in the real estate sector. Strong price spikes in Sirma Group (SGH, EUR 1.11, +12.12%), Eurohold (EUBG, EUR 1.01, +5.21%), and Bulgarian Stock Exchange (BSE, EUR 7.30, +9.77%) supported the advance in SOFIX (1 267.03, +1.01%). ...
- Mihail Dimitrov
- Veselin Radoychev Please Change Surname
Morning Bulletin - 22 December 2025
The final session of the last full trading week before year-end closed on a positive note for the Bulgarian equity market, reflecting the constructive sentiment observed in recent days. Chimimport (CHIM, BGN 0.745, +2.76%) and Sirma Group (SGH, BGN 1.86, +6.29%) contributed the most to SOFIX (1 148.45, +0.45%), which rewrote its 18-year high. Meanwhile, light-volume trades with Albena (ALB, BGN 27.60, +5.34%) and Gradus (GR6, BGN 1.09, +9.00%) drove the outperformance of the broader BGBX40 (201....
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