All four indexes of the Bulgarian Stock Exchange (BSE) posted gains for a second straight day today . The SOFIX blue-chip index advanced by 7.56%, to 646.25 points. The index has gained 10.19% since the start of the week. The BG40 index of the most traded stocks on BSE closed 7.86% up at 171.05 points. The index is 12.04% up fro the last two days.

The BGREIТ index of real estate investment trusts added 1.87% to its value closing at 64.25 points, while the BGTR30 index of best performers in total return closed 6.71% higher at 442.53 points.

BSE's overall trading turnover amounted to 7.93 mln leva today. Deals in bonds accounted for 3.64 mln leva of the figure. The value of the over-the-counter transactions came to 89,000 as at 14:30 p.m. A total of 115 companies were traded today with 80 of the stocks posting gains.

Synergon Holding was the best performer on Segment A of BSE's Official market. The stock of the company appreciated by 9.86%, to 3.9 leva per share. Industrial Holding Bulgaria advanced by 6.44%, to 4.63 leva per share after 33 400 shares traded.

Banking stocks were among the best performers on BSE today. The stock of Central Cooperative Bank appreciated by 13.55% to 2.5 leva, while the trading volume on the position came to 34 253 shares.

BACB's stock price went up by 12.51%, to 27 leva per share. A total of 38 408 shares traded hands in First Investment Bank. The stock appreciated by 9.03%, to 3.82 leva per share.

Corporate Commercial Bank advanced by 3.49%, to 73.01 leva per share. Само Only 118 shares changed hands on the position, while the average price of the stock settled at 73.32 leva per share.

Bulgarian River Shipping's stock appreciated by 32.52%, to 3.00 leva per share after having lost over 22% of its value on Monday.

A total of 177,609 shares in Chimimport traded hands on the day. The stock of the company added 15% to its value closing at 4.6 leva per share, which extends the two day rise to over 20%.

Other advancers today included Monbat (+12.27%, to 6.82 leva), Orgachim (+14%, to 114.8 leva per share), Eurohold Bulgaria (+14%, to 2.85 leva per share), Billboard (+13.1%, to 4.3 leva per share), M+S Hydraulic (+13.53, to 6.6 leva per share), Lomsko Pivo (+17.33%, to 1.76 leva per share).

Infrastructure companies posted considerable stock price gains today. Moststroy's stock appreciated by 9.09% to 10.91 leva per share after 908 shares traded.

Trace Group Hold's stock price rose by 15.39% to 60 leva per share. The turnover on the position came to 788 shares. Holding Roads' stock appreciated by a modest 0.01%, to 12 leva per share.

Some of today decliners included Petrol (-1.11%, to 7.15 leva per share), Industrial Capital Holding (-2.38, to 4.1 leva per share) and Hydraulic Elements & Systems (-3.95, to 9.6 leva per share).