Trade on the Bulgarian Stock Exchange (BSE) stalled in the beginning of the new year. А second lackluster session has come to an end.

A total of 63 issues were traded on the day with 21 of the stocks posting price gains. BSE's overall turnover came close to 316,000 leva.

BSE's indexes ended the day mixed. Decliners included SOFIX (-0.43%, to 425.13 points), BG REIT (-0.98%, to 47.65 points) and BG TR30 (-0.40%, to 329.02 points).

BG 40 was the only gainer on the day advancing by a modest 0.02%, to 116.88 points.

The traded volumes on some of the most liquid stocks were extremely low on the day: Zarneni Hrani Bulgaria (97 shares), Chimimport (931 common shares and 400 preferred shares), Eurohold Bulgaria (304 shares), Sopharma (410 shares) and Industrial Holding Bulgaria (295 shares).