Daily Review 05.06.2025

Mixed share price movements across 15 equities

The MSE Equity Price Index rose by 0.14% to 3,760.952 points as the gains in BOV, MIA, MaltaPost, and Malta Properties outweighed the declines in AX Real Estate, BMIT, GO, and the ordinary shares of RS2. Meanwhile, seven equities closed unchanged as today’s trading activity amounted to €0.23 million. Download today’s Equity Market Summary.

Bank of Valletta plc gained 0.5% to the €2.00 level over ten trades totalling 38,095 shares.

Malta International Airport plc rose by 2.6% to the €5.95 level across three deals amounting to 3,979 shares.

MaltaPost plc closed the session 2.4% higher at the €0.42 level, albeit most trading took place at the €0.40 (-2.4%) level. A total of 2,698 shares changed hands.

Malta Properties Company plc advanced by 3.2% to the €0.32 level over four trades amounting to 20,079 shares. Nonetheless, the volume-weighted price stood at €0.301 (-2.8%).

Meanwhile, AX Real Estate plc fell by 3.1% to a six-month low of €0.378 albeit on a single deal of 5,000 shares.

BMIT Technologies plc decreased by 3.2% to the €0.30 level across three trades amounting to 121,500 shares.

BMIT’s parent company GO plc shed 3.1% to the €2.50 level on trivial volumes.

The ordinary shares of RS2 plc declined by 2.5% to the €0.39 level over three trades totalling 9,249 shares.

Plaza Centres plc closed unchanged at the €0.62 level across five deals amounting to 65,500 shares.

Simonds Farsons Cisk plc held the €5.85 level on one deal of 217 shares.

Malita Investments plc closed unchanged at the €0.46 level on two trades totalling 8,000 shares.

HSBC Bank Malta plc held the €1.36 level on one trade of 3,334 shares.

Hili Properties plc traded flat at the €0.24 level as 126,494 shares changed hands.

Grand Harbour Marina plc and FIMBank plc both closed unchanged at the €0.99 and USD0.12 levels respectively albeit on trivial volumes.

The RF MGS Index decreased by 0.05% to 918.837 points. Today, the ECB opted to cut interest rates by 25 basis points for the sixth consecutive meeting, reducing the deposit rate facility to 2.00%. In the commentary following the meeting, the ECB stated that it had reduced its inflation expectations for 2025 and 2026 to 2.0% (previous forecast of 2.3%) and 1.6% (previous forecast of 1.9%). Furthermore, core inflation is expected to fall to 2.4% in 2025 and ease further to 1.9% in the two following years. Meanwhile the economic growth forecast was maintained at 0.9% for 2025 but reduced to 1.1% from the prior projection of 1.2% for 2026.

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