The stock of Stara Planina Hold and the companies within the group thrived on the Bulgarian Stock Exchange (BSE) today. Stara Planina Hold's stock appreciated by 8.71%, to 2.06 leva per share. A total of 9,376 shares in the company traded hands on the day.

Hydraulic Elements and Systems closed 13.64% up at 5.00 leva per share after 1,595 shares traded.

Elhim Iskra's stock price went up by 10.45%, to 1.85 leva per share after 10,751 shares traded.

M+S Hydraulic gained 7.51% to 6.01 leva per share. The traded volume on the position came to 5,989 shares.

Enemona advanced by 6.14%, to 10.70 leva per share after 3,500 shares traded.

A total of 1.41 mln shares, or 1.00% of the capital of Chimimport changed hands on the day. The stock of the company appreciated by 2.26%, to 2.63 leva per share. The preferred stock of the company ended the day 2.59% up at 2.62 leva per share.

Monbat's stock price remained unchanged at 7.80 leva per share. The traded volume on the position came to 11,721 shares.

Three of the actively traded banking stocks posted gains: Central Cooperative Bank (+1.27%, to 1.59 leva), First Investment Bank (+1.26%, to 3.14 leva) and Corporate Commercial Bank (+0.44%, to 57.25 leva). Bulgarian-American Credit Bank's stock price remained unchanged at 19.00 leva per share.

Infrastructure companies ended the day mixed. Trace Group Hold gained 2.06% to 77.00 leva per share. Moststroy shed 1.29%, to 5.27 leva, while Holding Roads closed 0.80% up at 3.79 leva.

Eurohold Bulgaria added 1.08% to its stock price closing at 1.41 leva per share, while Euroins advanced by 4.40% to 1.83 leva.

Advancers among BSE's indexes on the day included SOFIX (+1.46%, to 489.76 points), BG 40 (+1.27%, to 132.25 points) and BG TR30 (+1.46%, to 359.49 points). BG REIT ended the day lower edging 0.04% down to 45.55 points.

BSE's overall turnover came close to 5 mln leva. A total of 86 issues were traded on the day with 58 of the companies posting price gains.