Morning Bulletin - 18 December 2024

Tuesday’s session was impacted by Central Cooperative Bank’s (CCB, BGN 1.68, +5.00%) and Eurohold’s (EUBG, BGN 1.65, +7.84%) jumps, though no fresh news were announced lately for neither name. All major indexes settled on positive territory as SOFIX (859.94) led with 1.33% gain, while the broad indexes BGBX40 (168.00, +0.84%) and BGTR30 (850.17, +0.38%) provided increased turnover compared to average, coming from Galata Invest (GTH, BGN 2.50, +2.45%) and Velgraf Asset Managed (VAM, BGN 4.82, +0....

Weekly bulletin - 9 December - 13 December 2024

The Bulgarian stock market closed the week lower on Friday, pressured by decreasing investor’s activity and lack of fresh positive sentiment. Leading index SOFIX decreased the most by -0.4% to settle at 843.95, while the extended BGBX40 (166.20) lost -0.3%, BGTR30 (735.72) remained flat. The top gainers within our list of selected companies were Korado Bulgaria (KBG, BGN 4.44, +4.2%) and agricultural Agria Group (AGH, BGN 20.00, +3.4%). SOFIX member Sirma Group Holding (SGH, BGN 0.95, -3.1%) led...

Morning Bulletin - 10 December 2024

SOFIX (846.13, -0.18%) and BGBX40 (166.25, -0.23%) were unable to follow the positive direction from previous days and settled on negative territory, while BGREIT (214.21, +0.29%) alone ended with gain, enduring the positive price action in the real estate sector. The lack of enthusiasm ahead of the ending year and poor flow of positive news left the buyers aside and First Investment Bank (FIB, BGN 3.72, -4.12%), Bianor Holding (BNR, BGN 5.00, -2.91%) and Neochim (NEOH, BGN 26.00, -3.70%) suffer...

Weekly bulletin - 2 December - 6 December 2024

The Bulgarian stock market ended the week with no clear direction, as the local benchmark SOFIX added 0.1% to settle at 847.67. The broader BGBX40 (166.63, +0.3%) and BGTR30 (846.93, -0.4%) performed in different directions, while the sector BGREIT (213.60,+0.6 %) gained the most, supported by the strong movement of Sopharma Buildings (SFB, BGN 16.50, +19.57%). The weekly top performer within our selected companies was Trace Group Hold (T57, BGN 6.0,+6.2%), followed by Telematic Interactive Bul...

Morning Bulletin - 9 December 2024

Friday’s trading was mostly mixed with moderate activity on a narrow base as BGBX40 (166.63, -0.02%) blended all volatile price actions within the BSE, underperforming SOFIX (847.67, +0.15%). Chimimport (CHIM, BGN 0.695, -4.14%), Eleven Capital (11C, BGN 16.00, -3.61%) and Stara Planina (SPH, BGN 9.00, -2.17%) led the decliners, while First Investment Bank (FIB, BGN 3.88) and Hydraulic Element and System (HES, BGN 5.50) took some breath and recovered by 3.74% and 2.80%, respectively. The daily v...

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 - 18 November - 22 November 2024

The Bulgarian stock market finished the last trading week on a negative note, despite the improving global markets’ sentiment. The benchmark SOFIX retreated -0.8% to settle at 846.41, as the broad one- BGBX40 (166.48, -0.7%) performed similar. The sector index BGREIT (212.82, +0.0%) and BGTR30 (853.52, -0.1%) remained flat. Gradus (GR6, BGN 1.08, +8.0%) led the list of gainers within our list of selected companies, followed by the SOFIX members Agria Group (AGH, BGN 20.40, +3.8%) and Chimimport ...

Morning Bulletin - 21 November 2024

The Bulgarian equity market had a strong showing in the middle of the week and all major indexes settled with gains in range between 0.25% and 1.03%. The participants in the improvement were in narrow range but from different sectors and basically the effect came from small trades with Doverie (DUH, BGN 8.22, +2.75%), Speedy (SPDY, BGN 216.00, +8.00%) and Sirma Group (SGH, BGN 1.05, +2.94%). Renewed buying interest appeared in Agria (AGH, BGN 20.10, +2.55%) and Neochim (NEOH, BGN 28.20, +9.30%) ...

Morning Bulletin - 11 November 2024

The Bulgarian stock market closed the volatile weak on a downbeat note with little changes from Monday opening. All major indexes booked losses in range between 0.34% and 0.01%, reflecting the negative price actions of First Investment Bank (FIB, BGN 4.00, -4.76%) and Doverie (DUH, BGN 8.04, -3.13%), though the bias came from low volumes in widened spreads. Roughly one third of the indexes constitutes remained untraded on Friday as the volume only of few names, like Monbat (MONB, BGN 2.64, +4.76...

Weekly bulletin - 28 October - 1 November 2024

Bulgarian equity market rose modestly in the second week of October, as the end of the third-quarter earnings season for the companies showed mixed results and did not manage to point the market to a clearer direction. The local Benchmark SOFIX added 0.8% to settle at 854.17, as all the other major indexes closed up, ranging from 0.2% to 1.4%. A newly announced fourth dividend distribution this year by Telematic Interactive (TIB, BGN 20.60, +15.7%) put the name of the company on the top of the g...

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...

Morning Bulletin - 30 October 2024

For a second consecutive trading day SOFIX (838.02, -0.57%) lost altitude under the selling pressure on most heavy members. First Investment Bank (FIB, BGN 3.48, -7.45%), Agria (AGH, BGN 19.20, -2.04%) and Elana Agrocredit (EAC, BGN 1.06, -1.85%) weighed on the main index. Sirma Group Holding (SGH, BGN 1.05, -0.94%) and Shelly (SLYG, EUR 32.90, -0.60%) confirmed their negative trend from the last weeks and huge selling pressure lowered both names on Tuesday.

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 - 28 October 2024

SOFIX (847.18, +0.12%) confirmed the tied range from the last 6 months /860 – 830/ and small daily fluctuations with poor liquidity fixed the main index almost unchanged. Most institutional investors stood away from trading as Q3-2024 financial results are to be released in the next few days and trading was dominated by retail investors. Small daily volumes with Agria (AGH, BGN 19.60, +1.55%), Sirma Group Holding (SGH, BGN 1.08, +1.89%) and Doverie United Holding (DUH, BGN 8.00, +1.01%) fully of...

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 ...

Morning Bulletin - 22 October 2024

The Bulgarian equity market faced some selling pressure on Monday and settled all main indexes with losses in range between 1.11% to 0.69%. Downside bias was the result of widened Bid/Ask spreads for Bulgarian Real Estate Fund (BREF, BGN 3.84, -3.03%) and Chimimport (CHIM, BGN 0.705, -2.76%) and aggressive sellers of First Investment Bank (FIB, BGN 3.82, -4.98%) and Shelly Group (SLYG, EUR 33.50, -2.05%). The volumes slipped even more compared to previous trading sessions and remained below the ...

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 ...