Daily Market Highlights (13.05.14)

  • The MSE Share Index advanced by 0.2% to 3,426.907 points as a result of the gains in HSBC as well as MIA and RS2. Meanwhile, the price of Lombard Bank dropped 3.8% to a new multi-year low. Download a copy of the EEquity Market Summary.
  • On the bond market, the Rizzo Farrugia MGS Index eased minimally lower to 1,037.511 points as most MGS prices declined. On the primary market, there are currently three new bonds, namely €35 million 6.0% Island Hotels Group Holdings plc 2024; €15 million 5.5% Pendergardens Developments plc 2020 and €27 million 6.0% Pendergardens Developments plc 2022.
  • In the coming days, most companies will be updating the market on their performance since the start of their financial year through the publication of an Interim Directors Statement.
  • The share price of Lombard Bank Malta plc dropped 3.8% to a new multi-year low of €1.501. Trading activity was weak with only 5,302 shares changing hands today.
  • Bank of Valletta plc held on to yesterday’s gains with the share price closing the day at the €2.15 level on high volumes of over 75,000 shares.
  • HSBC Bank Malta plc edged 0.5% above its 2014 low with the equity closing the day at the €2.11 level on volumes of 6,445 shares.
  • Malta International Airport plc rose by 1.3% to regain the €2.30 level across 4 trades totalling 6,000 shares.
  • RS2 Software plc edged minimally higher to regain the €2.40 level also on low volumes of 3,886 shares.
  • The only other active equity today was GO plc which closed unchanged at the €1.969 level after dropping to a low of €1.911.