Daily Market Highlights (21.10.14)

  • The MSE Share Index advanced by 0.3% to 3,359.164 points as five equities gained including BOV, HSBC and GO. Download a copy of the Equity Market Summary.
  • On the bond market, the Rizzo Farrugia MGS Index slid by 0.04% to 1,093.086 points, as Eurozone yields rallied on the news that the ECB is considering buying corporate bonds on the secondary market.
  • GO had a volatile session and initially dropped to an intra-day low of €2.63 before rallying to a fresh 6-year high of €2.70 representing a 1.1% increase over the previous closing price. A total of 39,329 shares changed hands across 15 trades.
  • BOV edged 0.5% higher to the €2.251 level on weak activity of 3,101 shares. Today the bank announced that its Board will meet on 31 October 2014 to consider and approve the Group’s financial statements for the year ended 30 September 2014. Meanwhile, the results of the Asset Quality Review (AQR) conducted by the European Central Bank (ECB) are due to be issued on 26 October 2014.
  • HSBC closed 0.1% higher at the €2.00 level after failing to hold on to an intra-day high of €2.03 on total volumes of 53,500 shares traded across seven trades.
  • Similarly, Lombard increased by 0.6% to €1.71 across a single trade of 10,154 shares.
  • Maltapost, regained the €1.12 level (+1%) on activity of 5,821 shares.
  • Meanwhile, MIA maintained the €2.35 level on a single trade of 1,400 shares.
  • Likewise, Malita Investments held on to the €0.56 level also on shallow volumes of 10,000 shares.
  • Plaza Centres and 6PM also closed unchanged at €0.61 (52,710 shares) and GBP0.72 (2,976 shares) respectively.