The blue-chips index SOFIX started the new week on positive turf, but even though it added 0.87% today, it still stays under 1,000 points (986.34 points).

Other indexes to end the day with gains are BG40 and BGTR30, which added 0.61% and 0.86% respectively, to 238.51 and 644.16 points.

BGREIT fell 0.2% to 85.35 points although it had started the day well.

Trade was slow as in all summer. In the past several months daily turnover rarely went above 3 mln, an din the past sessions it even slipped below 2 mln leva.

Today's turnover was at 1.65 mln leva. 91 stocks were traded today, of which 41 closed with gains. The value of OTC transactions came to 1.53 mln leva.

We witnessed a sharp turnround on the position of Industrial Holding Bulgaria at the end of the session. Shares managed to break 6 leva, the price of the final transaction was by 5.09% higher than the opening price. A total of 26,192 shares traded hands at an average of 5.91 leva.

Sopharma gained 11.11% at a turnover of 14,605 shares at an average of 3.77 leva. Several transactions were sealed at 4 leva apiece.

The company announced a 0.21% hike in sales in August, 2.8% in foreign currency. Total August sales are up 1.96% y/y.

CCB increased its market capitalization by 1.82% after 13,899 shares traded hands at an average of 3.34 leva.

Other gainers today are Monbat (+1.79%, average of 11.68 leva), Orgachim (+4.11%, 166.64 leva), Lead and Zinc Complex (+1.81%, average 26.51 leva), CCB (+0.88%, average 91.76 leva) etc.

FIBank added 0.17% at a turnover of 61,521 leva. The average price on the position stood at 6.01 leva.

Industrial Capital Holding gained 3.08% at a turnover of 1,250 shares at an average of 7.28 leva.

Devin also closed in the green. The average price reached 3.5 leva. 858 shares changed hands today gaining 6.06%. The official opening of the company's renovated plant took place today.