In spite of their decline last week, local indexes rose significantly at the beginning of the week.

BG40 added 3% to 395.23 points, while SOFIX climbed 1.3% up to 1 551.29 points.

At the second day of trade, 13 000 new shares of Stara Planina Hold, issued as a result of its capital increse, changed hands upon growth of 8.8% at a price of 7.45 leva/share.

The stocks of Bulstrad registered high increase during today's trade. They added 8.8% to an average price of 270.65 leva per share, as 290 shares changed hands.

First Investment bank also ended on a positive territory, showing an increase of 5.2% at a price of 12.84 and 25 500 shares transferred in the session. Stocks of Holding Roads added 4% at a price of 19 923.33 leva/share.

Stocks of Orgachim registered increase of 3.2% at a price of 444.88 leva/share as 75 shares changed hands in the session.

The latest BG40 will be enforced today as 8 new companies were included in its structure, replacing the following: Biovet JSC Peshtera; Katex JSC - Kazanlak; Hudraulic Elements & Systems AD - Yambol; Elprom Zem AD - Sofia; Kauchuk AD - Sofia; Neohim AD - Sofia; Web Medis Group AD - Sofia and Sopharma Properties REIT - Sofia.