Morning Bulletin - 2 May 2025

The Bulgarian stocks ended the week with no clear direction, as the leading local benchmark SOFIX lost 0.14% to close at 885.75. Trades with Advance Terrafund (ATER, BGN 3.02, -0.66%) formed more than half of SOFIX turnover, which pushed it above the 3-month average numbers. The top daily gainers within the benchmark were Doverie United Holding (DUH, BGN 8.24, +2.74 %), Bulgarian Stock Exchange (BSE, BGN 7.85, +2.61%) and Chimimport (CHIM, BGN 0.705, +2.17%). The high-tech blue chip Shelly Group...

Morning Bulletin - 30 April 2025

The Bulgarian equity market continued to be sluggish and the main indexed finished with small changes on Wednesday. Shelly (SLYG, EUR 33.70, +1.81%) and First Investment Bank (FIB, BGN 3.98, +1.53%) supported the indexes with moderate buying interest, while Eleven Capital (11C, BGN 13.00, -5.80%) and Agria Group (AGH, BGN 21.60, -3.57%) took over some sell pressure and placed BGTR30 (868.18, -0.36%) on negative territory. The volumes remained low as the trading activity was poor, though block tr...

Morning Bulletin - 28 April 2025

The investors on the Bulgarian stock exchange remained in the “wait and see” mood and light volume trades defined the positive outcome for the main indexes. SOFIX (888.88) won 0.31%, led by the sharp move of Smart Organic (SO, BGN 30.40, +7.04%) and Bulgarian Stock Exchange (BSE, BGN 7.65, +1.32%). BGREIT (214.31, -0.15%) alone booked a loss as the negative price actions in Advance Terrafund (ATER, BGN 3.06, -1.29%) reflected on the REIT index. Trading activity was poor and the volumes continued...

Weekly bulletin - 14 April - 17 April 2025

The Bulgarian stocks marked a mixed week, as during the four trading days, the local benchmark SOFIX added 0.4% to settle at 885.82. The broader BGBX40 (169.95, +0.5%) and BGTR30 (865.83, -1.8%) ended in opposite directions. In this shortened trading week the turnover barely reached 49% of its YTD average, while block deal with one illiquid name pushed the volumes (+186.9% YTD avg.) to an unusual level. The weekly top performers within our selected companies were Trace Group Hold (T57, BGN 6.0, ...

Morning Bulletin - 17 April 2025

The Bulgarian equity market met some low-volume buying interest , which left all major indexes with additional value in the pockets on Wednesday. The positive bias came from Chimimport (CHIM, BGN 0.705, +3.68%), First Investment Bank (FIB, BGN 3.94, +3.68%) and Doverie (DUH, BGN 8.10, +2.02%) for SOFIX (887.19, +0.83%) and Neochim (NEOH, BGN 24.00, +2.56%) and Emka (EMKA, BGN 1.99, +2.05%) for the broad indexes – BGXB40 (170.28, +0.64%) and BGTR30 (868.26, +0.61%). The order book weakened and th...

Weekly bulletin - 7 April - 11 April 2025

The global equity markets recouped some of the recent losses, following the mix of positive and negative headlines, but uncertainty and volatility remained worldwide. The Bulgarian stock market did not manage to find support and indexes finished the week mainly on the red side. The local benchmark SOFIX added 0.4% to settle at 882.88, while the broader BGBX40 (169.02, -0.4%) and BGTR30 (863.70, -2.1%) moved in opposite direction. SOFIX member Sirma Group Holding (SGH, BGN 1.08, +5.9%) and indust...

Morning Bulletin - 10 April 2025

After the turmoil on the world markets, the Bulgarian stock exchange also registered huge fluctuations and uncertainty which set SOFIX at 873.59 (-0.58%). The US market became a casino with enormous daily fluctuations thus influencing all investors worldwide. Despite moderate financial performance Smart Organic (SO, BGN 26.80, -2.19%), Shelly (SLYG, EUR 32.80, -2.09%) and First Investment Bank (FIB, BGN 3.78, -2.58%) weighed on the main index and fully offset the positive move of Sirma Group Hol...

Morning Bulletin - 9 April 2025

The Bulgarian equity market rebounded on Tuesday by eliminating the previous session decline and all major indexes registered gains in range between 0.39% and 1.79% with BGBX40 (168.21) on top. The positive bias came from moderate-volume trades led by Sirma (SGH, BGN 1.06, +6.00%), Smart Organic (SO, BGN 27.40, +5.38%), Wiser Technologies (WISR, BGN 4.72, +5.36%) and Sofia Commerce (SCOM, BGN 6.80, +7.94%) in widen Bid/Ask spreads. The trading activity was focused on the offer side, though the t...

Morning Bulletin - 31 March 2025

Positive sentiment on Friday raised SOFIX by 0.80% to 910.69, a level we haven’t seen since 2008. Eurohold (EUBG, BGN 1.94, +2.11%), First Investment Bank (FIB, BGN 4.08, +2.00%) and Shelly Group (SLYG, EUR 37.90, +1.61%) led the daily gainers with moderate daily volume. Negative impact on the main index came from Sirma Group Holding (SGH, BGN 1.10, -0.90%) and Wiser (WISR, BGN 4.90, -0.81%). BGBX40 (173.89, +0.56%) also registered green session on the back of Industrial Capital Holding (HIKA, B...

Morning Bulletin - 4 March 2025

The Bulgarian market had a rough showing on Friday though the initial selling pressure in the early hours was replaced by more optimistic price actions at the end on the session. The major indexes settled mixed as Agria Group (AGH, BGN 20.40, -2.86%) and the heavy member Shelly Group (SLYG, EUR 37.50, -0.53%) weighed on the indexes, while M+S Hydraulic (MSH, BGN 9.35, +2.19%) and Smart Organic (SO, BGN 26.20, +2.34%) recovered the losses on the opposite side. SOFIX (904.25, -0.13%) slipped below...

Weekly bulletin - 27 January - 31 January 2025

The Bulgarian stock market managed to end the week slightly higher on Friday, while global markets continued with the volatile performance. The local Benchmark SOFIX added 0.5% to settle at 892.36, as all the other major indexes closed up, ranging from 0.1% to 0.7%. The shares of three companies- SOFIX members were the top gainers within our list of selected names – Sirma Group Holding (SGH, BGN 1.00, +6.4%), Bulgarian Real Estate Fund (BREF, BGN 4.08, +4.1%) and Central Cooperative Bank (CCB,...

Morning Bulletin - 31 January 2025

There was some increased activity under the surface on a broad range of sectors, though the main indexes settled near previous session’s levels. Sirma Group (SGH, BGN 0.97, +2.11%) led the gainers and together with increased value of the real estate sector, settled SOFIX (891.87, +0.33%) and BGREIT (213.56, +0.11%) with gains. The widened Bid/Ask spreads accelerated the negative effect of the light-volume trades with Smart Organic (SO, BGN 23.40, -4.88%) and Stara Planina (SPH, BGN 8.65, -3.89%)...

Weekly bulletin - 20 January - 24 January 2025

All indexes on the BSE retraced during the last week with the blue-chip SOFIX falling the least (887.56, -0.3%), while the broader BGTR30 dropped the most (854.80, -0.8%). The gainers within out watchlist were led by Doverie United Holding (DUH, BGN 8.06, +3.3%), which rose on the news of record profits of its subsidiary Moldindconbank. On the other hand, Wiser Technology (WISR, BGN 4.80, -5.9%) and Neochim (NEOH, BGN 27.20, -4.2%) dropped the most. Both the volumes (+114.2% YtD average) and the...

Morning Bulletin - 21 January 2025

A positive reaction to the latest financial data from the Moldavian Bank, the main subsidiary of Doverie (DUH, BGN 8.18, +4.87%) and increased buying interest in First Investment Bank (FIB, BGN 4.32, +1.89%) were the engine of this otherwise quiet first session of the week. The major indexes settled mixed as SOFIX (892.69) advanced by 0.27%, while BGBX40 (171.84, +0.08%) and BGTR30 (861.31, -0.05%) remained almost unchanged as the negative bias from Texim Bank (TXIM, BGN 3.60, -2.70%) and Sophar...

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Weekly bulletin - 25 November - 29 November 2024

The Bulgarian stock market managed to end the week slightly lower on Friday, as the benchmark SOFIX (846.60, +0.0%) remained flat, while all other major indexes closed down, ranging from -0.2% to -0.4%. It was another great week for shares of Telematic Interactive (TIB, BGN 20.80, +6.1%), which led the gainers in our list of selected securities, followed by industrial Alcomet (ALCM, BGN 6.80, +4.6%) and Trace Group Hold (T57, BGN 5.65, +2.7%). The decliners led the advancers by 12-to 10, as the ...

Morning Bulletin - 2 December 2024

The Bulgarian market was mixed on Friday but a narrow range of names registered significant deviations in otherwise quiet session. The major indexes settled with losses as SOFIX (846.60, -0.20%) erased part of previous day gain, following the negative price actions in Agria Group (AGH, BGN 19.70, -2.48%) and First Investment Bank (FIB, BGN 3.80, -4.04%), while the BGBX40 (166.09, -0.13%) and BGTR30 (850.17, -0.03%) performed slightly better, supported by Petrol (PET, BGN 0.89, +23.61%) and Sirma...

Morning Bulletin - 26 November 2024

Morning Bulletin - 31 October 2024

The Bulgarian equity market had a mixed showing on Wednesday, though ultimately the main indexes were up in range from 0.39% to 0.74%. SOFIX (841.39, +0.40%) rebounded from its 200-day MA mainly supported by First Investment Bank (FIB, BGN 3.66, +5.17%) recovery after the announcement of Q3 financial data, which couldn’t reach the previous year results for the same period on the other hand. BGREIT (211.42) was the exception, following the pull back of the real estate sector and settled 0.41% low...

Weekly bulletin - 21 October - 28 October 2024

The lack of investors’ enthusiasm and the negative trend on the Bulgarian stock market became more visible during the past week and all major indexes finished with losses. The local benchmark SOFIX decreased by 0.8% to settle at 847.18, while the broad ones – BGBX40 (167.02, -1.6%) and BGTR30 (853.24, -1.8%) performed worse. Speedy (SPDY, BGN 224.00, +3.7%) led the list of gainers within our list of selected companies, followed by the SOFIX members Sirma Group Holding (SGH, BGN 1.08, +1.9%) and ...