The broad indicator BG40 dropped 4.80% to 509.95 points, which is its largest daily decline so far. Only two weeks ago the index fell 4.60%.

In the past 15 sessions the index rose just twice, while SOFIX advanced three times, statistics shows. The blue chips fell 3.89% today to 1657.88 points, while BGTR30 lost 4% to 1057.37.

We have to point out here, that components in SOFIX ended on negative territory. Te worst performer was Industrial Holding Bulgaria, losing 9.49% to an average of 10.02 leva, while Central Cooperative Bank and Monbat both fell more than 4% to 10.24 leva and 28.66 leva, respectively.

Only two BG40 companies ended on positive territory today – Favorit Hold and Holding Varna A. Three issues stayed unchanged, and the remaining 35 declined.

After a total of 3,862 transactions, BSE's daily turnover stood at 34.08 mln leva (17.424 mln euros), reported OTC transactions amounted to 1.65 mln leva (roughly around 843,631 euros).