MIA passenger traffic grows double-digit for 5^th consecutive month

The MSE Equity Price Index moved 0.62% higher to 3,816.3 points as gains in APS, BOV, Lombard, PG, and MPC outweighed a decline in MIA. Meanwhile, two other equities remained unchanged as today’s total value traded amounted to €0.25 million. Download today’s Equity Market Summary.

Malta International Airport plc eased by 0.9% to the €5.80 level across nine trades amounting to 4,776 shares. Following the close of trading, MIA published the January 2026 traffic results. Passenger movements reached a new record for January and amounted to 594,889 passenger movements, which is 17.2% higher than the same month last year. January’s growth rate marked the 5th consecutive month of double-digit growth in passenger movements. The passenger growth was supported by aircraft movements which increased by 9.7% year-on-year, as well as a 2.3 percentage point improvement in the seat load factor to 76.1%. Meanwhile, in a press release also published today, Malta’s largest airline by passenger movements Ryanair stated that it expects to grow 2026 traffic by 20% to 6 million passengers. In this context, Ryanair will be adding another aircraft based in Malta to a total of 9.

APS Bank plc gained 2.0% to the €0.50 level across two deals of 14,000 shares, although the majority of shares changed hands at the previous closing price of €0.49.

Today’s most actively traded equity Bank of Valletta plc rose by 1.5% to an almost 20-year high of €2.00 as 68,637 shares changed hands, accounting for over 50% of today’s total value traded.

Lombard Bank Malta plc moved 4.5% higher to the €0.70 level over trivial volumes.

PG plc advanced by 1.9% to the €1.64 level across five deals totalling 39,135 shares.

Malta Properties Company plc edged 1.2% higher to the €0.342 level over a single trade of 30,000 shares.

HSBC Bank Malta plc traded flat at the €1.44 level across 3,248 shares.

Malita Investments plc held the €0.342 across three deals totalling 6,851 shares.

The RF MGS Index advanced by 0.28% to 907.2 points as US Treasury yields declined after data showed that retail sales unexpectedly stalled in December, missing expectations for a 0.4% increase. Meanwhile, Brent crude oil futures climbed by more than 2% to above USD70 per barrel, as reports indicated the US may consider intercepting tankers carrying Iranian crude and could deploy an additional carrier strike group if nuclear negotiations with Iran collapse.

 

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