Three of the official BSE indexes closed higher today. SOFIX rose 0.71% to 1421.29 points and BG40 gained 0.8% to 409.92. BGTR30 added 0.46% to 926.68.

BGREIT was once again the only declining index, losing 0.74% to close at 101.16.

BSE's turnover stays relatively low. The value of today's transactions came to 6.945 mln leva (3.555 mln euros). 53 out of 135 active issues advanced. Block and other agreed transactions stood at 1.453 mln leva.

Billboard made a strong debut and trade on the position accounted for one third of the turnover. 263,014 shares changed hands bringing the average price 17.3% up to 8.56 leva (the IPO price was 7.3 leva). Some transactions today were made at 9.1 leva.

Turnover on the Official Market of Equities came to 1.379 mln leva. Synergon Holding added 0.53% to 11.39 leva after 13,510 shares changed hands.

Chimimport closed at an average of 11.13 leva, which is 0.82% below yesterday. 19,653 shares changed hands today.

Sopharma rose 1.25% to an average of 7.3 leva at a turnover of 29,152 shares. Monbat also ended on positive territory. 8,254 shares changed hands at an average of 27.17 leva each, which is 0.85% up from their opening price.

Lead and Zinc Complex added 1.83% to 70.29 leva. Sparky Eltos surged 5.58%, which is the largest gain on the Official Market. The average price for share of the Lovech-based company reached 14 leva.

Three holdings traded on Segment A lost less than 1% - Albena Invest holding (-0.61% to an average of 17.89 leva), Stara Planina Hold (-0.48% to 6.15 leva) and Industrial Holding Bulgaria (-0.38% to 7.94 leva). Central Cooperative Bank fell 0.57% to 6.98 leva.

On the Unofficial Market of Equities, Bulgarian-American Bank gained 0.61% to 66.02 leva at a turnover of 6.610 shares.

Euroins settled at 11 leva, after gaining 0.46% to 10.9 leva. Eurohold Bulgaria rose 0.37% to 5.5 leva at a turnover pf 12,217 shares.

FIB climbed 1% to 10.1 leva. 22,106 shares changed hands today at prices between 9.97 and 10.2 leva.

Kaolin dropped 0.07% to 14.63 leva.

The news of new ESCO contracts worth more than 8.3 mln leva failed to bring Enemona share sup. The stock fell 1.01% to an average of 20.54 leva. FEEI REIT added 4.21% to 7.92 leva.

Zarneni Hrani Bulgaria gained 1.39% to 2.93 leva/share at a turnover of 18,407 shares.

Ucotex Holding made a surprising 8.28% gain. 15,645 shares changed hands at an average of 19.49 leva.

290,000 shares of Advance Equity Fund changed hands in two transactions today. The price rose 1.84% to 1.11 leva.

As you know Sparky Eltos filed an IPO of 290,000 shares yesterday, of which just 8.44% was placed. The price was 45.70 leva, which was the bottom end of the price range set by the company.