Four equities push the MSE Equity Price Index higher

The MSE Equity Price Index rose by 0.29% to 3,745.976 points as the gains in IHI, MIA, Malita, and MaltaPost outweighed the declines in PG, Mapfre Middlesea and the ordinary shares of RS2. Meanwhile, six other equities closed unchanged as today’s trading activity amounted to €0.14 million. Download today’s Equity Market Summary.

Malta International Airport plc moved 0.8% higher to the €5.95 level over three deals amounting to 2,500 shares.

Malita Investments plc rebounded by 5.3% to the €0.36 level on two trades totalling 10,000 shares.

MaltaPost plc climbed 6.8% higher to the €0.438 level on a single deal of 4,000 shares.

International Hotel Investments plc surged by 7.9% to the €0.438 level albeit over trivial volumes.

Meanwhile, the ordinary shares of RS2 plc slumped by 16.7% to a multi-year low of €0.25 on two trades totalling 1,784 shares.

PG plc (-0.6%) and Mapfre Middlesea plc (-3.6%) both declined to the €1.74 and €1.35 levels respectively on muted activity.

APS Bank plc closed unchanged at the €0.52 level across three deals amounting to 8,884 shares. Yesterday, APS announced that it has successfully raised €46.4 million from the Rights Issue which closed on Friday 14 November 2025, resulting in an over-subscription.

Also in the banking sector, Bank of Valletta plc closed unchanged at the €1.88 level over twelve trades amounting to 52,389 shares.

HSBC Bank Malta plc remained unchanged at the €1.41 level over two trades totalling 4,551 shares.

Simonds Farsons Cisk plc held the €5.40 level as 2,000 shares changed hands.

BMIT Technologies plc and Grand Harbour Marina plc both closed unchanged at the €0.29 and €0.90 levels respectively on low volumes.

The RF MGS Index remained relatively unchanged for the third consecutive session at 914.439 points. Data released today showed that inflation in the euro area during October fell to 2.1% from 2.2% in the previous month in line with forecasts. The highest contribution to the inflation rate came from services, followed by food, alcohol & tobacco. Meanwhile, energy prices remained practically unchanged. Likewise, core inflation remained unchanged at 2.4%. Elsewhere in the UK, headline inflation eased to a four-month low of 3.6% during October as anticipated, driven by a drop in housing, utility and energy prices. Furthermore, core inflation fell to a six-month low of 3.4%, also in line with expectations. Meanwhile, mortgage rates in the US rose for the third consecutive week to reach a one-month high of 6.37%.

 

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