The indexes of the Bulgarian Stock Exchange (BSE) posted advances in the first session of this short week. The gains are as follows: SOFIX (+0.40%, to 506.17 points), BG 40 (+0.95%, to 135.77 points), BG REIT (+0.99%, 48.79 points) and BG TR30 (+1.09%, to 375.64 points).

BSE's overall turnover came to 4.05 mln leva on the day. A total of 84 issues were traded on the day with 48 of the companies posting stock price gains. The value of the over-the-counter deals exceeded 643,000 leva as at 2:30 p.m..

Devin's stock was in the spotlight on BSE on the day. News regarding the changes in the the shareholder structure of the company and the contradicting reports on value of the deal helped Devin's stock appreciated by 7.09%, to 3.25 leva per share. A total of 31,000 shares in the company traded hands on the day.

The banking stocks ended today's session mixed. Advancers included Central Cooperative Bank (+1.23%, to 1.65 leva), Bulgarian-American Credit Bank (+6.17%, to 21.50 leva) and Corporate Commercial Bank (+4.98%, to 54.80 leva). First Investment Bank slipped by 1.78%, to 3.31 leva.

Trace Group Hold was the only advancer among the actively traded infrastructure companies on BSE. The stock of BG40's new component appreciated by 1.24%, to 82.00 leva. Holding Roads shed 1.77%, to 3.82 leva per share.

Moststroy's stock price went down by nearly 2.00% to 5.33 leva per share.

The demand raise Euroins' stock price by 2.70% to 1.94 leva per share. A total of 13,363 shares in the company changed hands on the day. Eurohold Bulgaria slipped by 3.89% to 1.73 leva per share. The company is part of the SOFIX blue-chip index as of today.

Other advancers on the day included Sopharma (+0.69%, to 4.41 leva) and Bulgarska-Roza Sevtopolis (+4.73%, to 1.55 leva).

A total of 105,517 shares in Industrial Holding Bulgaria traded hands on the day. The stock appreciated by 1.35% to 2.25 leva per share.

Lead & Zinc complex gained 2.59%, to 15.80 leva per share. The trade volume on the position came to 520 shares.

Orgachim's stock price went up by nearly 2.00% to 105.00 leva.

Nearly 17%, or 16 840 shares of the capital of Balkan Progetti Managament. The stock traded hands at 110.00 leva per share.

Etropal's stock price went up by nearly 18.00%, to 2.30 leva per share. A total of 11,577 shares in the company were transferred today.