Morning Bulletin - 26 March 2025

The major equity indexes rebounded on Tuesday and totally erased previous session losses on BSE. The positive price actions pushed up SOFIX (906.87) modestly by 0.45%, driven by the gains of Bulgarian Stock Exchange (BSE, BGN 7.85, +2.61%) and First Investment Bank (FIB, BGN 4.16, +4.00%). There was negative bias under the broad indexes surface in names like Neochim (NEOH, BGN 24.00, -4.00%), Monbat (MONB, BGN 2.64, -1.49%) and Gradus (GR6, BGN 1.15, -1.71%), which limited the daily gains for BG...

Morning Bulletin - 18 March 2025

The trading activity improved slightly оn the first day of the week compared to previous session and settled the major indexes mixed but close to current levels. SOFIX (897.72) booked 0.18% gain as the market breadth reflected more buying interest on а narrow range. Losses in M+S Hydraulic (MSH, BGN 9.20, -3.66%) and Monbat (MONB, BGN 2.64, -2.94%) limited the broad indexes performance - BGBX40 (171.86, +0.01%) and BGTR30 (867.40, -0.07%). Sirma Group (SGH, BGN 1.00, +1.52%) and Shelly Group (SL...

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 - 17 February - 21 February 2025

The Bulgarian stock market ended the week mixed, as the main indexes followed the global mood and recorded a strongly negative Friday trading session. The local benchmark SOFIX lost 0.5% to settle at 892.61, while the broad ones BGBX40 (171.40, -0.3%) and BGTR30 (862.12, +0.2%) closed in opposite directions. The industrial M+S Hydraulic (MSH, BGN 9.40, +4.4%) was the top gainer within our list, followed by SOFIX members Chimimport (CHIM, BGN 0.72, +2.9%) and Shelly Group (SLYG, EUR 37.20, +2.5%)...

Morning Bulletin - 19 February 2025

Opposite moves of index members fixed SOFIX (896.98, -0.05%) almost unchanged. The buying appetite of Sopharma (SFA, BGN 5.86, +2.09%) raised the company but this move was fully erased by the negative impact of Chimimport (CHIM, BGN 0.695, -2.80%), Advance Terrafund (ATER, BGN 3.15, -2.78%) and First Investment Bank (FIB, BGN 3.86, -2.53%). The overall liquidity remained low and speculative trades prevailed the trading session. All local indexes lost altitude but BGREIT (215.88, -0.75%) dropped ...

Morning Bulletin - 29 January 2025

It looks like DeepSeek news caused ebb to the trading activity on Bulgarian market and left light volumes trades to define the positive outcome for the main indexes in Tuesday’s session. SOFIX (889.45) advanced 0.18% as the upside actions were led by Elana Agrocredit (EAC, BGN 1.10, +2.80%) and Agria Group (AGH, BGN 19.50, +1.30%). Smart Organic (SO, BGN 22.80, +1.79%) and EMKA (EMKA, BGN 2.08, +2.97%) added some power to BGBX40 (171.56, +0.07%) and BGTR30 (857.71, +0.03%), which absorbed the ne...

Morning Bulletin - 15 January 2025

The Bulgarian market had a mixed session at the index level, but the trading activity was weak and the price actions were smooth with small deviations. SOFIX (891.93) ended unchanged as Sopharma Trading (SFT, BGN 5.76, +1.75%) balanced the light volume trades of Agria (AGH, BGN 19.40, -1.02%) and Bulgarian Real Estate Fund (BREF, BGN 3.84, -1.54%), while BGBX40 (172.49) and BGTR30 (863.30) settled on tick higher 0.07% led by Stara Planina (SPH, BGN 9.40, +2.17%) and Smart Organic (SO, BGN 22.40,...

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Morning Bulletin - 17 December 2024

The participants on the Bulgarian equity market continued to be in stay and see mode and only narrow range of names defined the daily outcome on Monday. The positive price actions with Eurohold (EUBG, BGN 1.53, +4.08%), Bulgarian Real Estate Fund (BREF, BGN 3.84, +1.05%) and Doverie (DUH, BGN 8.06, +1.51%) turned out to be enough for SOFIX (848.63) to gain 0.55%, while the broad indexes endured some opposite moves from names like Eleven Capital (11C, BGN 15.40, -2.53%) and Central Cooperative Ba...

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 - 3 December 2024

The major indexes started December with gains while BGREIT (211.60, -0.34%) reflected the negative price actions in the real estate and alone settled with losses. BGBX40 (166.82, +0.44%) reflected the investors’ focus fully with narrower base names included in the daily activity. Bulgarian Stock Exchange (BSE, BGN 8.05, +4.55%), Smart Organic (SO, BGN 21.20, +3.92%) and Telematic Interactive (TIB, BGN 22.20, +6.73%) were among top daily advancers, while Bianor Holding (BNR, BGN 5.15, -5.50%), Pe...

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

Weekly bulletin - 11 November - 15 November 2024

This past week, Bulgarian stock market gave back some of the modest gains from the previous ones. The local Benchmark SOFIX lost 0.7% to settle at 853.51, as all the other major indexes closed down, ranging from 0.8% to 0.3%. For a second consecutive week the manufacturer of fertilizers and nitrogen compounds Neochim (NEOH, BGN 29.00, +11.5%) led the list of gainers in our list of selected securities, followed by Telematic Interactive (TIB, BGN 22.40, +3.7%) and Central Cooperative Bank (CCB, BG...

Morning Bulletin - 18 November 2024

The Bulgarian equity market closed with moderate gains and the main indexes settled on positive territory in range between 0.00% and 0.61%. SOFIX (853.51) increased by 0.61% though the positive bias came from low volume trades with Agria Group (AGH, BGN 19.65, +2.34%) and Eurohold (EUBG, BGN 1.48, +4.96%) in widened Bid/Ask Spreads. The broad indexes BGBX40 (167.72, +0.38%) and BGTR30 (852.95, +0.01%) underperformed as the negative price actions with Eleven Capital (11C, BGN 17.40, -2.79%) and M...

Morning Bulletin - 29 October 2024

SOFIX (842.81, -0.52%) stepped back reflecting poor liquidity and huge daily fluctuations. Shelly Group (SLYG, EUR 33.10, -2.65%), First Investment Bank (FIB, BGN 3.76, -2.08%), Sirma Group Holding (SGH, BGN 1.06, -1.85%) and Bulgarian Stock Exchange (BSE, BGN 7.95, -1.24%) retreated with small daily turnover and weighed on the main index. Speculative trades with Central Cooperative Bank (CCB, BGN 1.65, +3.13%) and Chimimport (CHIM, BGN 0.715, +1.42%) raised both names without corporate news. Ad...

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 ...

Morning Bulletin - 24 October 2024

The trading activity on the Bulgarian equity market was poor on Wednesday, though the main indexes settled on positive territory under the support of low-volume traded Bulgarian Real Estate Fund (BREF, BGN 3.94, +2.60%) and Sirma Group (SGH, BGN 1.08, +2.86%). BGTR30 (860.25, -0.24%) alone settled with losses under the weight of Chimimport (CHIM, BGN 0.68, -5.56%) and Texim Bank (TXIM, BGN 3.24, -10.00%) as the bid order books weakened compared to previous sessions. The daily turnover closed to ...

Weekly bulletin - 14 October - 18 October 2024

The Bulgarian stock market indexes finished the week almost flat on Friday with the exception of BGREIT (208.71, +1.4%), largely supported by the strong movement of its member Bulgarian Real Estate Fund (BREF, BGN 3.96, +7,0%). The local benchmark SOFIX added 0.1%, closing at 854.43, while the extended BGBX40 (169.74, -0.3%) and BGTR30 (868.87, -0.2%) ended a notch lower. Declining stocks outnumbered the rising ones within our list of selected companies by 16 to 8, 5 remained unchanged. Our top ...

Weekly Bulletin - 7 October - 11 October 2024

The Bulgarian stock market continued its movement from the previous weeks with no clear direction, mixed trades and poor turnover. The local benchmark SOFIX added 0.1%, closing at 855.40, while BGBX40 (170.21, +1.2%) and BGREIT (208.71, +1.1%) showed some positive mood. Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones in our list of selected securities and 3 ended unchanged. Our top performer was Speedy (SPDY, BGN 224.00, +16.1%), followed by the industrial Stara Planina Hold (SPH, BGN 10.20, +7.4%) an...