The market capitalization of the Bulgarian Stock Exchange (BSE) dropped to under 15 bln leva following yesterday's slump of the market. The SOFIX blue-chip index ended yesterday's session 8.43% down at 688.27 points. The market capitalization of BSE has declined by 48.4% since the end of 2007, Profit.bg data show.

The twenty biggest companies in terms of market capitalization have a combined market value of 8 bln leva. Three of the company, which are actually not traded and are to be delisted from the market account for the bulk of the figure. These are BTC with a market value of 1.44 bln leva, Economic and Investment Bank (789 mln leva) and DZI (726 mln leva).

Petrol ranks second with a market capitalization of 808 mln leva. The support of the majority onwer allows Corporate Commercial Banks to occupy the number six spot with a market value of 480 mln leva.

Chimimport ranks fifth with a market capitalization of 684 mln leva. The stock price of the company dropped to under 5 leva per share yesterday for the first time since the start of the secondary trade in the shares of the company.

The market capitalization of the banks listed on BSE have also declined considerably. BACB and First Investment Bank rank seventh and eight with a market value of 414 mln leva and 352 mln leva, respectively. Central Cooperative Bank occupies the number 11 spot, valued by the market at 216 mln leva.

Sopharma ranks ninth with a market capitalization of 317 mln leva.

The combined market capitalization of the top 20 companies accounts for 54% of BSE's overall.

CompanyStock price Oct 6Market capShare of BSE's market cap1BTC514449.66%2Petrol7.48085.41%3EIBank110.347695.15%4DZI1887264.86%5Chimimport4.566844.58%6KTB79.994803.21%7BACB32.774142.77%8FIBank3.23522.36%9Sopharma2.43172.12%10Monbat6.92691.80%11CCB2.62161.45%12IH Bulgaria4.652031.36%13Bulgartabac25.81901.27%14Neochim69.71851.24%15Zarneni Hrani Bulgaria1.071831.22%16Albena421791.20%17Eurohold Bulgaria2.831771.18%18Lead & Zinc Complex20.21701.14%19Bulstrad 701380.92%20Enemona11.041320.88%Total803653.79%BSE market cap14939