The broad indicator BG40 added 55.05% to 309.91 points (registered last Friday) in this year's first half. Of the 40 companies included in its calculation, 37 have increased in value and just 3 have dropped. The stock of Stara Planina Hold added the most in the year's first half – 312.65% (calculations take into account capital increases as reported by BSE). The stock price jumped on news of the decision of the general meeting for a 12-fold capital increase using own funds.

Two other holdings rank second and third – these are Industrial Capital Holding and Doverie United Holding, which have added 237.1% and 154.24%, respectively, year-to-date.

Industrial Capital Holding is also planning a split, which boosted stock price.
Hydraulic Elements and Systems and Orgachim rank fourth and third. The market capitalization of both companies more than doubled this year.

The increases in the price of the stock of the first 13 companies on the list exceed the increase of BG40 (55.05%).

Kauchuk, Bulgarian Rose – Sevtopolis and Elprom Zem are the only losing companies in BG40. They have dropped between 6.95% and 16.85% this year.

The emissions of the 40 most traded companies for a period of 6 months are included in the calculation of BG40. The list is updated twice a year.

This is how the full chart for 2007 first half looks like:


Company22/Dec/0630/June/06Difference1Stara Planina Hold ADCENHL1,666,85312,65%2Industrial Capital Holding ADHIKA9,4631,89237,10%3Doverie United Holding AD, SofiaDOVUHL2,716,89154,24%4Hydraulic Elements and Sytems HES12,0526,48119,75%5Orgachim AD, RousseORGH115,37251,05117,60%6Himko AD, VratsaHIMKO0,120,2283,33%7Odessos Ship Repair Yard VarnaODES131,9237,7480,24%8Insurance Company Euroins ADEURINS8,3314,9479,35%9Dekotex AD, SlivenDEKOT2,183,6969,27%10Chimimport, SofiaCHIM7,6212,3862,47%11Favorit Hold AD, SofiaAFH812,8460,50%12Sinergon Holding AD, SofiaPETHL7,2811,6459,85%13Albena ADALB76,95119,3655,11%14Elana Agricultural Land Opprtunity FundELARG1,291,9752,71%15Toplivo AD TOPL17,4726,5351,86%16Monbat AD MONBAT9,6414,3348,65%17Advance Terafund REITATERA1,251,8548,00%18TK Hold AD, SofiaTCH2,874,1444,25%19Bulgarian Holding Company AD, SofiaBHC3,264,6342,02%20Industrial Holding BulgariaIHLBL6,068,3137,13%21Emka AD, SevlievoEMKA10,0213,6836,53%22Alcomet AD, ShumenALUM10,6714,233,08%23M+S Hydraulic, ShumenMCH6,978,9628,55%24CB Central Cooperative BankCCB7,089,0627,97%25Oil and Gas Exploration and Production ADGAZ8,1710,2525,46%26Albena Invest HoldingALBHL14,2117,6224,00%27Polimeri AD, DevniaPOLIM9,9812,3323,55%28Severcoop Gamza Holding AD, SofiaGAMZA2,63,0718,08%29Sopharma Properties REITSFI12,6714,9417,92%30Web Media Group, SofiaWWW2,182,5617,43%31Katex AD, KazanlakKTEX21,0724,0614,19%32Holding VarnaHVAR36,3940,1910,44%33Petrol AD, SofiaPET4,264,638,69%34Neohim AD, DimitrovgradNEOH45,1648,998,48%35Biovet AD, PeshteraBIOV17,118,196,37%36Sopharma AD, SofiaSFARM6,767,176,07%37Bulgarian Telecommunications CompanyBTC10,1210,614,84%38Kauchuk AD, PazardjikKAU69,4964,66-6,95%39Bulgarian Rose Sevtopolis, KazanlakSEVTO6,726,13-8,78%40Elprom Zem AD, SofiaZEM26,4121,96-16,85%BG40199,88309,9155,05%