30/01/2003 12:11
The CSE general index managed bounce off its three consecutive declines (-2.8%) on Thursday, closing 1% higher at 92.5 points, mostly influenced by the blue chips. Similarly FTSE soared 1.8% to reach 363.3 points.
The trading volume of the session totalled CYP 637 thousand, while the banking stocks (excluding Cyprus Popular Bank) reported considerable gains absorbing 2/3 (almost CYP 404 thousand) of the daily volume.
The Bank of Cyprus warrants was the most active stock of the day concentrating 29.8% of the turnover and climbing 5.1% to 35 cents. The other daily volume leaders were the Popular Bank (15.8% of the volume), the Hellenic Bank (4%) and Louis (3.5%). CPB remained unchanged at CYP 1.23, BOC surged 3% to CYP 1.39, HB closed at 70 cents and at +1.5% and LCL gained 0.7% as well to reach 15 cents.
Top Kinisis with 1.4% of the turnover led decliners in the CSE finishing 5.8% weaker at 33.9 cents. In the financial sector, Sharelink and SAFS attracting 1.1% and 1.5% of investors’ interest, added 3.7% and 1.3% to close at 8.4 and 8 cents respectively.
Overall, 48 securities went up, 30 fell and 17 remained unchanged.
The trading volume of the session totalled CYP 637 thousand, while the banking stocks (excluding Cyprus Popular Bank) reported considerable gains absorbing 2/3 (almost CYP 404 thousand) of the daily volume.
The Bank of Cyprus warrants was the most active stock of the day concentrating 29.8% of the turnover and climbing 5.1% to 35 cents. The other daily volume leaders were the Popular Bank (15.8% of the volume), the Hellenic Bank (4%) and Louis (3.5%). CPB remained unchanged at CYP 1.23, BOC surged 3% to CYP 1.39, HB closed at 70 cents and at +1.5% and LCL gained 0.7% as well to reach 15 cents.
Top Kinisis with 1.4% of the turnover led decliners in the CSE finishing 5.8% weaker at 33.9 cents. In the financial sector, Sharelink and SAFS attracting 1.1% and 1.5% of investors’ interest, added 3.7% and 1.3% to close at 8.4 and 8 cents respectively.
Overall, 48 securities went up, 30 fell and 17 remained unchanged.