Three of the four official BSE indexes ended the week's second trading session with slight declines. SOFIX and BG40 fell 1.18% and 0.62% to 1409.92 and 404.65 points respectively, while BGTR30 declined 0.83% to 917.74.

BGREIT was the only advancing indicator, adding 0.85% to 101.53. BSE's total turnover stood at 4.357 mln leva (2.227 mln euros). 122 positions were active today (compared with 130 yesterday).

The transaction volumes were of more than 10,000 shares on just eight positions - Chimimport, Monbat, Sopharma, Advance Terrafund REIT, Billboard, Eurohold Bulgaria, Toplivo, and First Investment Bank.

Turnover from trade on the positions above amounted 1.682 mln leva, which is 38.6% of the total BSE turnover.

First Investmnet Bank's executive director Mrs. Maya Georgieva, said in an interview for Profit.bg today, that since the bank's establishment in 1993 profit has been growing at annual of 24.6%. The hike in capital each year has come to an average of 25%, of assets - 31.7% and of deposits - 28.8%.

She added that maintaining those growth rates would pose no problems for FIB even with the current unfavorable conditions on the global markets. At the end of the session bids were at 9.92 and asks at 9.98 leva/share.

The management of Kaolin Jsc said that the company was currently working at a 90% production capacity, and that the main objective for the present year is geographical expansion. This was announced at a meeting with held investors today.

Last year Kaolin exported to 30 countries. The main markets for the company were Bulgaria (39% of sales), Romania (19%), Turkey (11.7%), Italy (10.8%), Serbia (10%), Egypt (5.5%), Ukraine (2.6%) etc.

Just 136 shares changed hands on the position of Holding Patishta Jsc at prices between 1185.00 and 1194.98 leva/share. It emerged today that infrastructural projects worth some 11 bln leva (5.6 bln euros) are currently being developed in the country.