Daily Market Highlights (22.01.14)

  • Various equities closed higher during this morning’s session helping the MSE Share Index recover yesterday’s 0.4% drop with an equivalent rebound during this morning’s session to regain the 3,681.243 points level. The Index last touched 3,700 points in February 2011. Download a copy of the Equity Market Summary.
  • On the bond market, the Rizzo Farrugia MGS Index again eased minimally lower to 1,026.835 points as Eurozone yields regained the 1.75% level after data revealed that the region’s debt levels eased for the first in six years during the third quarter of 2013.
  • The share price of BOV advanced for the sixth consecutive session with a further 0.4% rise to €2.499 across eighteen deals totalling 45,410 shares.
  • HSBC also performed positively with a 1.2% rebound to recapture the €2.55 level on volumes of 18,350 shares.
  • Fresh demand also helped the share price of MIA move 1.3% higher to close at the €2.18 level across four deals totalling 7,200 shares.
  • The only other positive performing equity was RS2 with a minimal increase to €2.30 across 8,580 shares.
  • On the other hand, MIDI eased 1.7% lower to €0.295 on a single trade of 1,000 shares.
  • Meanwhile, Lombard held on to the €1.90 level on a single deal of 6,000 shares.
  • 6pm Holdings saw a further 5,000 shares change hands at the GBP0.72 level.
  • Medserv also closed unchanged with 12,200 shares trading at the €1.30 level.