Most of the indexes on the Bulgarian Stock Exchange (BSE) rebounded today after a streak of steep declines in the last few days. The SOFIX blue-chip index advanced by 4.49% to 337.09 points. The broader BG40 gained 10% in the early session only to end the day 0.86% up at 97.55 points.

The BG TR30 index ended the session 4.69% higher at 269.06 points. BG REIT posted the only decline today dropping by 1.39% to 48.14 points.

BSE's overall turnover came to 28.69 mln leva, while the value of the over-the-counter deals amounted to 2.35 mln leva as at 2:00 p.m. A total of 2.47 mln shares in Petrol changed hands on the day, while the value of the stock depreciated by 1.1%.

A total of 104 issues were traded today with 52 of the stocks posting gains. The market capitalization of BSE amounts to nearly 11.5 bln leva.

Industrial Capital Holding advanced by 9.72% , to 1.58 leva per share. The traded volume on the position stood at 71 002 shares. Synergon Holding gained 10.84%, to 2.42 leva per share.

Stara Planina Hold's stock depreciated by further 3.04% to 1.53 leva per share. Elhim Iskra's stock price went 18.75% up to 1.9 leva per share. M+S Hydraulic's stock price remained unchanged at 4 leva per share.

Some of today's other advancers included Sopharma (+7.85%, to 2.06 leva per share) and Bulgarska Roza - Sevtopolis (+8.62%, to 0.63 leva per share). Doverie United Holding skidded 1.31% lower to 7.5 leva per share. Medica slumped by 27.74% to 1.leva per share.

Bankings stocks ended the day higher. Central Cooperative bank advanced by 3.66% to 0.85 leva per share. First Investment Bank's stock appreciated by 5.98% to 2.55 leva per share. Bulgarian American Credit Bank gained 8.33% to 13 leva per share. Corporate Commercial Bank was flat at 65 leva per share.

Lead & Zinc Complex closed 6.26% higher at 8.23 leva per sare. Monbat and Orgachim gained 4.1% and 0.82%, to 4.6 and 60.5 leva per share, respectively.

Neochim was among today's advancers as well. The stock of the company advanced by 7.41%, to 29 leva per share. Toplivo gained 21.59%, to 6.42 leva per share.

Infrastructure companies also posted gains on the day. Moststroy's stock appreciated by 14.29% to 4 leva per share, while Holding Roads gained 10.04% to 2.85 leva per share. Trace Group Hold advanced by 0.69% to 29.2 leva per share.

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