BG40 ended the penultimate trade session for the year's first half at a record, adding 1.56% to 306.74 points. Meanwhile SOFIX moved 0.69% up to 1400.17 points. This is the first time the index passes the 1400 points reached in January.

Trade on the position of Eurohold Bulgaria was very active today. A lot of investors were selling in the early session. It became clear today that the holding has acquired a major stake in a Romanian insurance company. 256,828 shares changed hands today with the average price dropping 1.81% to 4.31 leva. Towards the end of the session transactions were made at levels between 4.60 – 4.70 leva/share.

209,000 lost changed hands on the position of First Investment Bank. The average price increased 0.75% to 12.16 leva.

Another financial institution recently introduced to the stock exchange – Corporate Commercial Bank lost 0.34%to 84.06 leva.

The shares of Chimimport and Corporate Commercial Bank gained 1.52% and 1.57%, respectively, to 12.01 and 9.05 leva. Insurance Company Bulstrad dropped 4.44% to 186.34 leva.

The stock of Industrial Capital Holding gains again – it added 4.58% to 32.20 leva. One transaction was made at the record 34.80 leva.

Alcomet and Albena rise 2.26% and 2.88%, respectively, to 14.49 leva and 114.89 leva/share.

The shares of Moststroy jumped 5.7% to an average of 867.20 leva. HD Patsihta, on the other hand, dropped 1.1% to 13 780 leva /share.

There was some active cashing on the position of Chugunoleene again. 4 606 shares changed hands at an average of 18 leva, or 2.27% up from yesterday.