Four equities drag the MSE Equity Price Index lower

The MSE Equity Price Index fell by 0.54% to 3,775.1 points as the declines in APS, Malita, Plaza, and Farsons outweighed the gain in BMIT. Meanwhile, four other equities closed unchanged. Trading value in local equities amounted to €0.26 million. Download today’s Equity Market Summary.

Simonds Farsons Cisk plc dropped by 6.4% to the €5.10 level across five deals totalling 10,292 shares.

APS Bank plc shed 2.5% to the €0.468 level on five trades totalling 13,428 shares.

In the property sector, Plaza Centres plc plunged by 10.1% to the €0.80 level on two deals totalling 2,350 shares.

Malita Investments plc declined by 5.0% to €0.38 as 3,150 shares changed hands.

Hili Properties plc traded flat at the €0.24 level across volumes totalling 456,052 shares. Today, Hili Properties announced that its major shareholder Hili Ventures Limited increased its shareholding from 89.96% to 90.10% as at 27 January 2026.

Malta International Airport plc closed unchanged at the €5.80 level as 9,423 shares changed hands.

Also among the large companies by market capitalisation, Bank of Valletta plc closed unchanged at the €1.92 level across eight trades amounting to 18,440 shares.

Grand Harbour Marina plc closed unchanged at the €0.89 level on trivial volumes.

BMIT Technologies plc was today’s only positive performing equity as it increased by 0.7% to the €0.276 level on a single deal of 4,000 shares.

Today, MIDI plc published its corporate calendar which showed that the publication of the 2025 annual report is expected on 28 April.

The RF MGS Index advanced by 0.11% to 903.1 points. Eurozone short-term sovereign bond yields edged down after ECB policymaker Martin Kocher warned that further euro strength could start to have an effect on inflation and can prompt the central bank to resume interest rate cuts. In fact, today the euro strengthened further, with the EUR/USD exchange rate reaching its highest level since June 2021 of 1.197 as the US dollar extended its decline relative to other major currencies.

 

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