The indexes of the Bulgarian Stock Exchange (BSE) ended Thursday's session in positive territory.

The SOFIX blue-chip index advanced by 0.54% to 481.88 points. BG40 closed 1.13% up at 130.18 points.

BGREIT and BGTR30 gained 1.37% and 0.86% to 50.39 points and 365.24 points, respectively.

BSE's overall turnover came to 1.73 mln leva. The bond market accounted for over 727,000 leva of the figure. The value of the over-the-counter deals exceeded 1.47 mln leva as at 2:50 p.m.

A total of 81 issues were traded on the day with 50 of the companies posting stock price gains.

Eurohold Bulgaria's stock price went up by 1.61% to 1.58 leva per share after nearly 30,000 shares traded. The company forecasts 412 mln leva consolidated revenue and 8.4 mln leva net profit for 2009.

Monboat's stock depreciated by 2.70%, to 7.18 leva per share. The traded volume on the position came to 16,000 shares.

Only 10 shares in Orgachim traded hands on the day. The stock of the company appreciated by 2.00% to 97.00 leva per share.

First Investment Bank was the only decliner among the banking stocks on the day. The stock of the bank depreciated by 0.67% to 2.94 leva per share. Advancers on the day included Central Cooperative Bank (+0.98%, to 1.55 leva) and Bulgarian-American Credit Bank (+1.80%, to 19.80 leva). The stock price of Corporate Commercial Bank remained unchanged at 58.99 leva per share.

Infrastructure companies also ended the day in positive territory. Moststroy (+5.87%, to 4.69 leva) and Trace Group Hold (+2.7%, to 76.00 leva) posted bigger gains. Holding Roads advanced by 1.21% to 3.35 leva per share.