The Bulgarian equity market staged a modest rebound on the final trading day of the month, as a broad set of participants locked in gains. Central Cooperative Bank (CCB, EUR 1.79, +4.68%), Elana Agrocredit (EAC, EUR 0.545, +4.81%) and Neochim (NEOH, EUR 15.70, +4.67%) featured prominently among the session’s top gainers. The main indices moved higher in tandem, with SOFIX (1 220.14) and BGTR30 (1 034.34) adding 0.56%, followed closely by BGBX40 (210.93, +0.55%) and BGREIT (226.18, +0.48%). Turno...
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, +...
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...
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...
Thursday’s session was choppy, with balanced light-volume trading shaping the day’s outcome. The main indices finished mixed, as SOFIX (1 269.49, -0.62%) and BGTR30 (1 058.49, -0.23%) ended in negative territory, while BGBX40 (216.66, +0.04%) and BGREIT (230.31, +0.26%) posted marginal gains. Beneath the surface, Wiser Technologies (WISR, EUR 2.24, -3.45%), Bulgarian Real Estate Fund (BREF, EUR 2.52, -2.33%), and Elana Agrocredit (EAC, EUR 0.535, -2.73%) led the decliners with relatively sharp l...
The equities market reflected the prevailing weekly sentiment, with Friday’s session extending losses across the main indices in a range between 0.37% and 0.67%. The day’s laggards - Sirma Group Holding (SIRM, EUR 1.14, -8.06%), Chimimport (CHIM, EUR 0.436, -4.80%), First Investment Bank (FIB, EUR 3.38, -2.87%) and Wiser Technology (WISR, EUR 2.50, -2.34%) - weighed on SOFIX, which declined by 0.50% to 1 303.59 points, as the latest financial disclosures failed to trigger a positive market react...
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...
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 (...
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 ...
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...
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....
Wiser Technologies (WISR, BGN 4.70, +2.17%) and the financial sector representatives Central Cooperative Bank (CCB, BGN 1.84, +2.22%) and First Investment Bank (FIB, BGN 5.88, +5.00%) reinforced SOFIX (1,125.87, +0.34%), which registered a new 18-year high on Thursday. Investor focus remained concentrated primarily within the benchmark, although low-volume trades in Trace Group (T57, BGN 5.30, +6.00%) and Sopharma Properties (SFI, BGN 9.35, +3.89%) supported the performance of the broad indexes,...
SOFIX (1 118.39, +0.49%) registered its fourth consecutive session with a fresh 18-year high, reflecting increased buying interest across the benchmark’s constituents. The strengthened buy-side order book lifted First Investment Bank (FIB, BGN 5.30) by 5.58% following the approval of the GSM agenda. Recent outperformers, Sopharma (SFA, BGN 2.82, +1.08%) and Doverie (DUH, BGN 11.65, +0.43%), remained on the gainers’ list, joined by Bulgarian Stock Exchange (BSE, BGN 10.20, +2.00%), which rebounde...
The Bulgarian equities inched higher on Friday, recovering most of the previous session’s losses and closing the week with modest gains. A rebound in Advance Terrafund (ATER, BGN 2.67, +1.91%) and a steady bid in Shelly Group (SLYG, EUR 56.40, +1.44%) helped to lift all major indexes, with SOFIX (1 087.77, +0.14%) leading the advance. Trading volumes were broadly unchanged from the prior session, remaining subdued for the season. Chimimport (CHIM, BGN 0.70, 0.00%) and Eurohold (EUBG, BGN 1.90, +...
The Bulgarian equity market extended its midterm uptrend on Wednesday, despite the absence of major corporate catalysts or meaningful macro signals, with all key indexes adding to their recent gains. SOFIX (1 088.86) finished just a tick below its 18-year high, powered by a fresh advance in Bulgarian Stock Exchange (BSE, BGN 11.80, +4.42%), which remained the session’s standout performer. Strength across the producers’ segment, most notably Hydraulic Elements and Systems (HES, BGN 5.10, +2.82%) ...
Bulgarian stock market closed the week a little bit lower, as the local Benchmark SOFIX lost 0.6% to settle at 1068.06, all the other major indexes closed ranging from -0.7% to 0.0%. No visible improvement in investors’ sentiment was observed after the release of the last financial reports for the 3rd quarter, leaving the market subdued and lacking strong catalyst. The significant improvement in both weekly volumes (+285.5% YTD) and turnover (+148.6% YTD) came mainly from block trades with capit...
SOFIX (1 067.06, -0.18%) closed slightly negative on the last trading day of the month as opposite move of index members offset each other. First Investment Bank (FIB, BGN 5.06, -3.44%), Smart Organic (SO, BGN 27.60, -1.43%), Sirma Group Holding (SGH, BGN 1.70, -1.16%) and Advance Terrafund (ATER, BGN 2.82, -1.05%) disappointed investors with the release of Q3 financial reports and selling pressure did not find adequate demand. Wiser (WISR, BGN 5.05, +1.81%) also reported loss in Q3 but negative...
Despite the enormous jump of Sirma Group (SGH, BGN 1.72, +10.97%), SOFIX 1069.02 (-0.29%) closed negative as all the other index members lost altitude or finished the day unchanged on Thursday. Poor financial performance in Q3 of Smart Organic (SO, BGN 28.00, -2.78%) disappointed investors and the company dropped without significant daily volume while huge selling pressure weighed on Bulgarian Stock Exchange (BSE, BGN 10.50, -1.87%), Doverie United Holding (DUH, BGN 9.28, -1.90%) and Advance Ter...
It was a mixed session on the Bulgarian Stock Exchange on Tuesday, with the main indexes ending flat amid opposing moves across key equities. SOFIX (1 069.43, 0.00%) closed unchanged as a 3.59% rise in First Investment Bank (FIB, BGN 5.20, +3.59%), following the publication of the agenda for its upcoming extraordinary general meeting, offset declines in Shelly Group (SLYG, EUR 52.60, -0.38%), Advance Terrafund (ATER, BGN 2.90, -1.02%), and Bulgarian Stock Exchange (BSE, BGN 10.70, -0.93%). The b...
The Bulgarian equity market delivered a mixed performance during the first week of September, as investors’ sentiment remained subdued and lacked a strong catalyst to drive a more decisive market direction. The benchmark SOFIX index edged up by 0.4%, closing at 1 085.72 points, while all the other major indices moved within a narrow range, between +0.1% and -0.4%. The top performer among the tracked stocks was Stara Planina Hold (SPH), which gained 4.2% to BGN 10.00. Sopharma (SFA) – a SOFIX con...
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