HSBC climbs to an over 3-year high

 

The MSE Equity Price Index eased by 0.06% to 3,661.302 points as the declines of GO and IHI outweighed the gains in BOV, HSBC and BMIT. Download today’s Equity Market Summary.

HSBC Bank Malta plc advanced by 1.8% to the €1.12 level, its highest share price since January 2020. A total of 889 shares changed hands.

Also within the banking sector, Bank of Valletta plc moved 1.8% higher to a 3-week high of €1.15 across four deals totalling 53,000 shares. BOV was the most actively traded equity for five consecutive trading sessions.

BMIT Technologies plc rebounded by 1.5% to the €0.416 level on a single trade of 5,000 shares.

In contrast, BMIT’s parent company, GO plc, shed 1.3% to the €3.02 level across two deals totalling 2,085 shares.

International Hotel Investments plc plunged by 5.4% to a two-month low of €0.53 across two trades totalling 8,470 shares. IHI will be holding the Annual General Meeting on Tuesday 13 June.

The RF MGS Index declined by 0.42% to 865.817 points and posted its third consecutive weekly decline, reflecting the continued upward movement in eurozone sovereign bond yields. In the US, GDP growth for Q1 2023 was higher than expected at 1.3% as consumer and public spending rose at a higher-than-anticipated rate. Nonetheless, GDP growth remains at its slowest rate since Q2 2022. Also in the US, the annual Core Personal Consumption Expenditure (PCE Inflation) went up to 4.7% in April, higher than expectations, and marginally higher than the previous month’s reading. The reading is one of the main gauges used by the Federal Reserve to measure inflation.

 

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