MaltaPost plc saw its share price climb by another 5.2% to a new all-time high of €1.105 across nine deals totalling 23,359 shares at the stock exchange today. This month marks the end of the company’s financial year with the preliminary results generally published by early December.
The only other equity in positive territory was HSBC Bank Malta plc as it inched minimally higher to close at the €2.475 level across 23,345 shares. The equity has been under pressure in recent weeks and the share price in now 8.3% below its value at the beginning of the year.
On the other hand, Bank of Valletta plc eased marginally lower to €2.345 across ten trades totalling just over 14,400 shares.
Similarly, in the IT sector, RS2 Software plc and Crimsonwing plc retreated possibly on some profit taking following the strong upturn in recent months. RS2 shed €0.001 to €1.849 on low volumes of 899 shares and Crimsonwing edged 0.7% lower to €0.735 on a single deal of 25,000 shares.
Meanwhile, Malta International Airport plc held on to the €1.88 level on volumes of just over 5,000 shares.
On the bond market, the Rizzo Farrugia MGS Index eased minimally lower to 1,020.228 points with Eurozone yields inching closer to the 2% level ahead of the decision by the US Federal Reserve monetary policy meeting. International markets widely expect the US central bank to announce the start of a systematic reduction of its bond buying programme.
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