Trading across BOV shares takes centre stage

The MSE Equity Price Index rose by 0.25% to 3,841.773 points as the gains in BMIT, HSBC, IHI and the ordinary shares of RS2 outweighed the declines in APS, Hili Properties, MIA, and Malta Properties Company. Meanwhile, three equities closed unchanged as today’s trading activity in local equities amounted to €0.31 million. Download today’s Equity Market Summary.

Most of today’s trading took place across the shares of Bank of Valletta plc which today started trading without the entitlement for the 1 bonus share for every 10 shares. Today’s share price closed the session at the €1.89 level, which is unchanged when compared to yesterday’s price of €2.08, when adjusted for the bonus share. A total of 106,409 shares changed hands.

Lombard Bank Malta plc held the €0.735 level on a single deal of 696 shares. Lombard is holding its Annual General Meeting later today.

Simonds Farsons Cisk plc remained unchanged at the €6.20 level on muted activity. Farsons is holding its AGM on Thursday 26 June 2025.

APS Bank plc slumped by 5.6% to the €0.51 across four deals amounting to 15,025 shares.

Hili Properties plc fell by 1.6% to the €0.24 level over three trades totalling 78,763 shares.

Also in the property sector, Malta Properties Company plc slumped by 3.2% to the €0.30 level across three deals amounting to 5,627 shares.

Malta International Airport plc moved 0.8% lower to the €5.90 level over eight trades totalling 4,578 shares.

On the other hand, HSBC Bank Malta plc surged by 3.6% to the €1.44 level over five trades amounting to 20,050 shares.

The ordinary shares of RS2 plc rose by 5.3% to the €0.40 level across nine trades amounting to 21,515 shares. Yesterday, RS2 announced that it has entered into a collaboration agreement with Visa USA to offer an end-to-end acceptance infrastructure proposition.

International Hotel Investments plc increased by 2.2% to the €0.46 level across three deals amounting to 9,350 shares.

BMIT Technologies plc moved 2.0% higher to the €0.30 level over five trades totalling 56,836 shares.

Today, PG plc announced that the company’s Board of Directors resolved to distribute a net interim dividend of €0.0416667 per share, unchanged when compared to the interim dividend paid out in July 2024. Shareholders of PG as at close of trading on Wednesday 2 July 2025 will be entitled to receive the dividend on Friday 11 July 2025.

The RF MGS Index rose by 0.15% to 918.727 points. Data showed that the US economy contracted by 0.2% in Q1 2025, the first decline for the first time in almost three years. Furthermore, new home sales in the US fell by 13.7% in May, which is substantial change when compared to the 9.6% growth in April.

 

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