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...

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Morning Bulletin - 27 December 2024

Seven positive trading session in a roll fixed SOFIX (893.14, +0.26%) at level we haven’t seen since Sept 2008. The IT company Sirma Group Holding (SGH, BGN 0.97, +3.19%) and the heavy member Eurohold (EUBG, BGN 1.98, +2.59%) led the daily gainers while Agria (AGH, BGN 19.90, -2.45%) and Elana Agrocredit (EAC, BGN 1.08, -0.92%) pulled back the main index. SOFIX daily turnover increased and reached BGN 1.18m as block trades dominated the trading on Monday. All other indexes closed positive but BG...

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

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 - 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...

Morning Bulletin - 10 October 2024

There was not a lot of conviction on either side of the tape on Wednesday. The market breath was negative, but modest so, and the volumes were below-average. BGBX40 (169.80) closed with 0.14% loss, while SOFIX (861.74, -0.16%) underperformed led by the bank sector, represented by Central Cooperative Bank (CCB, BGN 1.62, -2.41%) and First Investment Bank (FIB, BGN 4.08, -1.92%). The trading activity was on broader than previous session base but remained below 3-months average.

Weekly bulletin - 16 September - 20 September 2024

The Bulgarian stock market continued the downtrend from the previous weeks with mixed actions and poor turnover. The local benchmark SOFIX lost 1.0% to close at 857.19, as other main indexes – BGBX40 (168.32, -0.6%) and BGREIT (204.38, +0.8%) showed opposite performance. Trace Group Hold (T57, BGN 6.50, +14.0 %) was the top gainer within our list of selected companies, followed by Sopharma Trading (SFT, BGN 5.95, +2.6%) and Bulgarian Real Estate Fund (BREF, BGN 3.36, +0.6%). Declining stocks out...

Morning Bulletin - 24 September 2024

The Bulgarian equity market showed some increased trading activity on broader base and the major indexes extended further their gains on Friday as BGREIT (204.38, -0.16%) alone settled on negative territory. First Investment Bank (FIB, BGN 4.78, +6.22%) was once again the story name in the space as the retail easily moved the price in both directions in the weakening order book. The block trades with M+S Hydraulic (MSH, BGN 9.25, -2.12%) impacted the daily turnover statistics, while the daily vo...

Morning Bulletin - 17 September 2024

The Bulgarian equity market closed the first day of the week on a downbeat note with above the 3-months average turnover. The previous days movers Central Cooperative Bank (CCB, BGN 1.64, -3.53%), Bulgarian Stock Exchange (BSE, BGN 7.85, -2.48%) and M+S Hydraulic (MSH, BGN 9.25, -2.63%) continued to impact the major indexes due to tiny Bid/Аsk order book and increased volatility. All major indexes settled on negative territory in range between 0.71% and 0.06% while large-cap names like Sopharma ...

Morning Bulletin - 22 August 2024

Summer vacations, poor liquidity, and the absence of corporate news made room for speculative moves. Huge opposite moves set SOFIX at 871.43 (+0.31%) despite the drop of Agria (AGH, BGN 19.50, -4.41%) and Bulgarian Real Estate Fund (BREF, BGN 3.06, -1.29%). Central Cooperative Bank (CCB, BGN 1.83, +8.28%), Chimimport (CHIM, BGN 0.78, +4.00%) and Bulgarian Stock Exchange (BSE, BGN 7.90, +3.95%) moved North without any corporate news or other relevant information. BGBX40 170.91 (+0.12%) and BGTR30...

Morning Bulletin - 20 August 2024

Positive start of the week set SOFIX (871.20, +0.51%) positive as well. First Investment Bank (FIB, BGN 5.40, +2.86%), Bulgarian Real Estate Fund (BREF, BGN 2.98, +2.76%) and Sirma Group Holding (SGH, BGN 1.12, +3.70%) surged without significant daily volume, while the most traded name Eurohold (EUBG, BGN 1.47) finished unchanged. Shelly (SLYG, EUR 36.30, -1.09%) was the only index member that lost altitude on Monday, suffering from the absence of liquidity and speculative trades.

Morning Bulletin - 6 August 2024

The negative sentiment on world equity markets made a crucial impact on Bulgarian stock exchange on Monday. SOFIX (830.90) lost 4.11% reflecting the plunge of almost all index members. Shelly (SLYG, EUR 33.40, -10.22%) dropped the most, followed by Chimimport (CHIM, BGN 0.70, -7.89%), Sirma Group Holding (SGH, BGN 1.04, -6.31%) and Agria (AGH, BGN 19.60, -6.22%). Selling pressure spread among all other indexes and BGBX40 (164.83) lost 3.06% while BGTR30 closed at 842.37 (-2.31%).

Morning Bulletin - 17 July 2024

SOFIX 857.65 lost 0.16% on Tuesday reflecting the crash of Central Cooperative Bank (CCB, BGN 1.57, -3.68%), M+S Hydraulic (MSH, BGN 9.90, -2.94%) and Eurohold (EUBG, BGN 1.45, -2.03%). Insignificant daily volume raised the value of Sopharma (SFA, BGN 5.88, +1.38%), First Investment Bank (FIB, BGN 4.48, +0.90%) and Chimimport (CHIM, BGN 0.715, +0.70%). BGREIT 191.08 (+0.48%) jumped on the ground of small speculative trades with Sopharma Buildings (SFB, BGN 13.40, +7.20%).

Weekly bulletin - 8 July -12 July 2024

Bulgarian equity market rose in the second week of July, led by 1.3% gain in benchmark index SOFIX (863.83) and more moderate presentation of the broad ones - BGBX40 (169.43, +0.8%) and BGTR30 (855.32, +0.2%). The tech sector blue chip Shelly Group (SLYG, BGN 74.80, +7.22%) was the best performing stock both within SOFIX and our list of selected securities, after the company revealed 49% YoY growth in H1 2024 sales and acquisition of a new company. The gainers continued with Korado Bulgaria (KBG...

Morning Bulletin - 9 July 2024

All major indexes settled on negative territory after a somewhat mixed session with trading activity based on the benchmark index. SOFIX (851.90, -0.08%) continued to move on tick higher than its 50-day average as the negative effect came mainly from the heavy members Shelly Group (SLYG, BGN 69.60, -0.29%) and Central Cooperative Bank (CCB, BGN 1.57, -1.88%). The daily volumes were low as a single block trade with Eurohold (EUBG, BGN 1.08, -0.65%) impacted the daily statistics.

Weekly bulletin - 1 July - 5 July 2024

The first week of the second half of the year expectedly was under the summer flag with poor trading activity, which settled the main indexes with small changes on both side of the surface. SOFIX (852.60) built on 0.6% gain and registered 11.4% advance from the beginning of the year, driven mostly by the uplift of Sirma Group Holding (SGH, BGN 1.11, +11.0%), Agria Group Holding (AGH, BGN 20.50, +2.5%) and Eurohold Bulgaria (EUBG, BGN 1.54, +2.7%). The turnover remained the same compared to the a...