Monday was a day of cashing, which pushed local indexes down back to their late September levels. The most serious decline was that of BG40 – 38 of the 40 issues declined and took 3.06% off to 545 points.

The situation was similar with SOFIX – all 16 companies declined today. The blue chip indicator lost 2.95% to 1769.61 points. BGTR30 dropped 2.35% to 1124.35 points, and BGREIT lost 0.92% to 102.42 points.

BSE's total turnover reached 15.056 mln leva (7.698 mln euros) and its market capitalization dropped to 27.178 bln leva (13.895 mln euros). Turnover from transactions with bonds amounted to 1.392 mln leva (711,718 euros).145 issues were active in today's session, and just 26 ended on positive territory.

The only advancing issue in BG40 was Albena Invest Holding. 772 shares changed hands today at levels between 20.65 leva and 21.9 leva, which pushed the average price 1.36% up to 20.93 leva.

Holding Varna A stayed at 44.98 leva today. 1,485 shares changed hands on the position at prices between 44.71 leva and 45 leva. Bids are at 44.71 leva and asks at 45.5 leva.

Insutrial Holding Bulgaria declined the most today – 6.96% to 12.43 leva at a turnover of 8,957 shares between 12.06 leva and 13.2 leva. At the moment the highest bid is at 12.06 leva, asks are at 12.65 leva.

Decotex dropped 6.17% to ab average of 2.89 leva at a turnover of 1,737 shares. The price varied between 2.66 leva and 3.1 leva today.

Eurohold Bulgaria lost 5.14% of its market value to 7.38 leva/share. Bids are at 7.2 leva and 7.23 leva, and asks at 7.39 leva and 7.55 leva.

There were no advancing issues in SOFIX today, neither of the 16 companies could defy the pressure.

Industrial Holding Bulgaria suffered the most. Next was Monbat, which dropped 4.92% to 28.59 leva. 29,035 shares changed hands between 27.36 leva and 29.8 leva. Bids are at 28.88 leva and asks at 29.39 leva.

Chimimport dropped another 4.14% to an average of 15.05 leva at a turnover of 84,217 shares between 14.6 leva and 15.36 leva.

The following kept their losses below 1%: Neochim (-0.65% to 74.98 leva), Elana Agricultural Land Opportunity REIT (-0.47% to 2.12 leva), Petrol (-0.43% to 4.61 leva), and Albena (-0.36% to 125.84 leva).