The share index declined a further 0.2 per cent to 4,222.256 points, as four of the active equities closed the day lower amid weaker trading activity.
HSBC started trading without the entitlement to the net interim dividend of 3c32 per share. The share price dropped 1.1 per cent (2c) to €1.85 across a single trade of 2,592 shares. The dividend will be paid to shareholders on September 10.
RS2 Software continued to decline following its recent strong upturn and shed a further 1.9 per cent to €2.05 on six deals totalling 28,768 shares. The company is yet to announce when the board will meet to approve the June 2015 interim results.
Santumas Shareholdings closed 2.4 per cent lower at €2. The property company is expected to issue its annual results for the year-ended April 30 on August 24.
Tigne Mall eased by a further 0.6 per cent to 86c on activity of 11,000 shares. The property company is trading without the entitlement to the net interim dividend of 1c per share which will be paid on September 4.
Meanwhile, GO touched a fresh nine-year high of €3.60 during today’s session, representing a 0.4 per cent increase from yesterday’s close. A total of 16,080 shares changed hands across six deals.
Bank of Valletta closed marginally higher at €2.27,6 across 10 trades for a total of 22,801 shares. Also in the financial sector, Mapfre Middlesea continued to edge up and advanced by a further 0.9 per cent o a fresh multi-year high of €2.17, albeit on shallow volumes of 3,800 shares.
A single trade of 2,389 shares took place in MaltaPost helping the equity increase to a fresh all-time high of €1.62.
The only equity that closed unchanged was Malta International Airport, which held on to its €3.90 on a single deal of just 760 shares.
On the bond market, the RF MGS Index dipped back to 1,135.08 points as local yields mirrored the recovered in yields across the eurozone. Yields increased on a diminished appetite for safe-haven assets as the drop in the Chinese yuan was less than in the past two days.
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