Daily Market Highlights (29.11.2022)
Rebound in HSBC lifts the MSE Equity Price Index higher
The MSE Equity Price Index erased yesterday’s drop as it advanced by 0.13% to 3,558.958 points. The uplift reflected the rebound in the share price of HSBC whilst four other equities closed unchanged. Overall trading in equities remained subdued as only €0.04 million worth of shares changed hands. Download today’s Equity Market Summary.
HSBC Bank Malta plc was the most actively traded equity today as it advanced by 2.1% to the €0.73 level after opening at a low of €0.71 (-0.7%). A total of 28,461 shares changed hands.
Also within the retail banking sector, Bank of Valletta plc traded flat at the €0.87 level across 9,627 shares.
FIMBank plc held on to the USD0.22 level on two deals totalling 9,100 shares.
Mapfre Middlesea plc stayed at the €1.50 level across 2,326 shares.
Malta International Airport plc remained at the €5.75 level on low volumes.
The RF MGS Index rose by 0.06% to 903.534 points as eurozone sovereign bond yields trended lower after the publication of lower-than-expected inflation in Spain and Germany. Meanwhile, investor sentiment improved as China eased some of its harsh restrictions related to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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