Plaza share price climbs to 18-month high of €0.65

The MSE Equity Price Index fell by 0.29% to 3,811.650 points as the declines in HSBC, AX Real Estate, and IHI outweighed the gains in MIA and Plaza. Meanwhile, two other equities closed unchanged as today’s trading activity in local equities amounted to €0.18 million. Download today’s Equity Market Summary.

Plaza Centres plc rose by 1.6% to a fresh 18-month high of €0.65 on a single trade of 25,000 shares. Since the start of the year, more than €1.4 million worth of Plaza shares changed hands, which is higher than the combined trading activity of the previous four years.

Malta International Airport plc increased by 0.8% to the €5.95 level across four trades totalling 1,180 shares. Today, MIA announced that last week it bought 2,002 of its own shares at a weighted-average price of €5.976.

On the other hand, AX Real Estate plc slumped by 10.9% to the €0.326 level on a single trade of 11,541 shares.

HSBC Bank Malta plc moved 1.5% lower to the €1.34 level on two deals amounting to 2,075 shares.

International Hotel Investments plc decreased by 2.2% to the €0.45 level albeit over trivial volumes.

Meanwhile, Bank of Valletta plc traded flat at the €1.90 level as 70,440 shares changed hands. Today, BOV announced that last week it bought 36,570 of its own shares at a weighted-average price of €1.895.

Hili Properties plc held the €0.24 level on a single deal of 60,000 shares. On 29 August 2025, Hili Properties plc published its interim financial statements covering the six-month period ended 30 June 2025. Revenues increased by 4.0% to €7.92 million while operating profit rose by 7.0% to a record at interim stage of €6.31 million The net profit attributable to shareholders for the period amounted to €1.76 million compared to €1.67 million recognised for the first half of 2024. When compared to the end of 2024, total equity increased by 1.5% to €121.9 million, which translates into a net asset value per share of €0.304.

The RF MGS Index decreased by 0.26% to 906.131 points as sovereign bond yields in the euro area increased amidst continued political instability in France. Moreover, data released today showed that manufacturing activity in the euro area grew more than anticipated as the superior figures for France, Italy and Spain outweighed the contraction in Germany. Furthermore, the euro area labour market showed signs of strength as the unemployment rate during July fell to 6.2%, from 6.3% in the previous month.

 

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