Trade in 235 Holdings Forms 69% of Sofia Bourse Turnover, SOFIX Adds 0.2%
Two deals for a total of 143,500 shares in Sofia-based 235 Holdings formed 69% of the daily regulated market turnover on the Bulgarian Stock Exchange (BSE) on Thursday, bourse data shows. 235 Holdings ended the trading session 10.94% higher at 7.1 levs, as trade in the company's shares generated a turnover of 1 million levs ($591,750/511,290 euro). One of the deals, for 3,500 shares, was priced at 6.4 levs apiece, while the other 140,000 shares, equal to a 2.74% stake in the company, changed hands at 7.1 levs apiece. 235 Holdings' share price has jumped sevenfold since it was admitted to trading on the Sofia bourse on July 5 with an indicative reference price for the first trading session of 1 levs per share. Total trading turnover on the Sofia bourse regulated market increased to 1.47 million levs on Thursday from 1.06 million levs on Wednesday. The blue-chip SOFIX index closed the session 0.20% higher at 641.76 points