Heavy trading volumes marked trade in the stocks of First Investment Bank (FIBank), Billboard and Prime Property BG on the Bulgarian Stock Exchange (BSE) today. A total of 173,100 shares in FIBank changed hands in a single trade. The overall volume on the position came to 185,585 shares. The stock appreciated by 0.49%, to 2.46 leva per share.

A total of 243,100 shares in Billboard were transferred at a price of 1.49 leva apiece. Other 6,400 shares in the company changed hands at a price of 1.5 leva per share. The overall volume on the position came to 249,635 shares. The stock advanced by 0,47%, to 1.49 leva per share.

Prime Property BG posted the highest trading volume on BSE today. A total of 6.22 mln shares of the company were transferred in a single trade. The stock accounts for 17.41% of the capital of the REIT. The shares were sold at a price of 0.70 leva apiece, which lowered the price of the stock by 6.79%.

The change in the stock price of infrastructure companies is as followes: Trace Group Hold (+8.59%, to 53.00 leva), Holding Roads (-0.70%, to 2.85 leva) and Moststroy (+4.35%, to 4.80 leva).

BSE's overall turnover came to 5.79 mln leva on the day, while the value of the over-the-counter deals amounted to nearly 199,000 leva as at 2.24 p.m..

A totla of 69 issues were traded on the day with 23 of the companies posting stock price gains.

The SOFIX blue-chip index advanced by 0.25% to 375.28 points, while the broader BG40 gained 0.42%, to 105.22 points. BG TR30 (+0.55%, to 281.08 points) was also among today's advancers. BG REIT slipped by 0.13%, to 39.39 points.