The board of directors of BSE Sofia adopted changes within the calculations of BG40 and SOFIX at a meeting today.

The new components of SOFIX will be Central Cooperative Bank, First Investment Bank, Lead and Zinc Complex and Holding Patishta, while Petrol Jsc is to leave the index.

Alcomet Jsc, Oil and Gas Exploration and Production, Favorit Hold, Polimeri Jsc, Emka and Decotex will leave the BG40 index and will be replaced by Mostsroy Jsc, CB Corporate Commercial Bank, Devin Jsc, Aroma Jsc, Elhim Iskra and Lomsko Pivo.

The changes will become effective on the seventh day after the decision's adoption i e March 13.

BG40 climbed 0.29% today to 391.92 points.

At the beginning of February Profit.bg analysts predicted that Polimeri and Decotex are the most likely issues to leave the index. Emka, Favorit Hold and Oil and Gas Exploration and Production were also named among the possible exclusions.