The MSE Share Index retreated by 0.8% to 3,362.286 points this morning as five out of the nine active equities closed the session lower.
HSBC Bank Malta plc was the most active equity during this morning’s session, with 26,280 shares changing hands across 12 deals. The equity dropped 3.2% to the €2.004 level. On the 4 August 2014, the Bank is scheduled to issue its half-year results.
Bank of Valletta plc also closed lower today as the equity declined by 0.4% to the €2.092 level on volumes of 16,378 shares.
Similarly, Middlesea Insurance plc declined by 1.1% to €0.87 on a single trade of 216 shares. Another negative performer was Tigne Mall plc with the share price easing 1% lower to €0.515 an volumes amounting to 99,800.
Likewise, the share of Crimsonwing plc declined by 0.6% to the €0.815 level on low volumes of 3,500 shares.
Meanwhile, no change was registered in Lombard Bank Malta plc as a further 2,250 shares traded unchanged at the €1.50 level.
Similarly, the share price of GO plc held on to the €2.36 level on activity of 15,900 shares.
The equity of RS2 Software plc also closed unchanged at the €2.55 level after recovering from intra-day low of €2.50 on shallow volumes of 812 shares.
MaltaPost plc’s share price also closed today’s session unchanged at €1.12 as three deals totalling 15,091 shares were executed during this morning’s trading session.
On the bond market, the Rizzo Farrugia MGS Index edged up to a new high of 1,059.962 points, in line with the further drop in the Eurozone benchmark yields to the 1.15% level as geopolitical tensions continued to strengthen the demand for the “safe-heaven” Bunds.
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