Daily Market Highlights (28.01.14)

  • During this morning’s trading session, the gains in MIA, GO and HSBC offset the losses in BOV and of three other equities helping the MSE Share Index edge marginally higher to 3,706.189 points. Download a copy of the Equity Market Summary.
  • On the bond market, the Rizzo Farrugia MGS Index was practically unchanged at 1,027.392 points as Eurozone yields remained below the 1.7% level.
  • The share price of MIA edged 0.9% higher to regain its all-time high of €2.20 across seven deals totalling 8,174 shares. Last week, MIA confirmed that passenger numbers in 2013 grew by 10.5% to 4.03 million. The company is forecasting a rise of a further 2% in 2014 to 4.1 million passengers. The growth achieved in 2013 and the forecast for 2014 reflects growth in seat capacity following the launch of various new routes.
  • Similarly, the equity of GO advanced by 1.1% to reach a fresh 3-year high of €1.87 across eleven deals totalling 28,363 shares.
  • HSBC also performed positively with a 0.4% increase to regain the €2.55 level on volumes of 22,693 shares.
  • On the other hand, the equity of BOV eased by 0.1% to the €2.497 level on sustained high volumes of 58,658 shares.
  • Likewise, FIMBank eased minimally lower to USD0.95 on a single trade of 1,377 shares.
  • Single deals were also transacted in MIDI and MaltaPost. The equity of MIDI slid 4.4% lower to the €0.282 level across 1,333 shares and the share price of the postal operator eased from its all-time high of €1.15 to end this morning’s session at the €1.14 level across 2,000 shares.
  • Meanwhile no change was registered in the share price of RS2 Software at the €2.30 level on volumes of 7,166 shares.
  • Similarly, the equity of Crimsonwing ended this morning’s session unchanged at the €0.835 level after recovering from an intra-day low of €0.835 across four deals totalling 25,310 shares. The IT Company is expected to publish its Interim Directors’ Statement in the coming weeks to update the market on its performance since 30 September 2013.