A positive trend supported by good corporate news reigned on the BSE throughout the week. Sopharma's listing on the Warsaw Stock Exchange, the two shipbuilding deals signed by Bulyard Shipbuilding Industry (a subsidiary of Industrial Holding Bulgaria), some movement on certain positions related to the forthcoming IPOs, and the optimistic expectations for company's third quarter reports, boosted trade with some issues.

All four indices ended the week at records. The blue chip indicator SOFIX neared the 2,000 points and settled at 1952.28. BG40 passed 600 points and ended the week at 613.88.

The new indices BGTR30 and BGTREIT rose to 1219.35 and 104.37 points, respectively.

SOFIX was mainly boosted by 10 stocks this week, the biggest winner among which was Orgachim, whose shares jumped 26.32% over the past five business days, from 640.01 leva to 808.47 leva.

Industrial Holding Bulgaria added 16.67% on a weekly basis. The price rose from 12.9 leva to 15.05 leva.

Trade with the shares of pharmaceutical company Sopharma was very active in the first days of October, after it had slowed down and the price had stayed at around 7 leva for some time. This week the stock gained 13.87% from 7.93 leva to 9.03 leva.

Monbat advanced 12.84% from 28.27 leva to 31.9 leva. Kaolin, Toplivo and Chimimport surprised investors by adding 9.73%, 5.64%, and 5.62%, respectively.

Bulgartabak Holding made an unexpected gain at the beginning of the week, from 34.40 leva to 44.38 leva.

Alcomet pushed through the record 20 leva. On Friday the stock gained 9.53% to an average of 21.72 leva.

Lead and Zinc Complex passed the record 100 leva and on Friday settled at an average of 104.39 leva.

The week was also successful for Bulgarian Rose Sevtopolis, which managed to overcome the three-month long correction and in a few successive sessions climbed to an average of 4.52 leva.

HD Patishta continued rising this week and ended the period at an average of 33 137.10 leva.