September 21 (SeeNews) - The blue-chip SOFIX index extended its losing run to three back-to-back sessions, following a drop in industrial stocks on Friday, amid increased turnover boosted by trading in Industrial Holding Bulgaria (IHB) [BUL:4ID] shares.
The SOFIX index lost 0.57%, ending the session at 623.48 points.
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Doverie United Holding [BUL:5DOV] led blue-chip decliners, losing 4.85% to 1.57 levs, followed by industrial group Stara Planina Hold [BUL:5SR] and car battery maker Monbat [BUL:5MB] with declines of 4.23% and 3.14%, respectively.
Trading in IHB shares generated a turnover of 947,175 levs, equal to 37% of the total regulated market turnover. IHB shares ended 2.69% lower at 0.905 levs.
The BSE's regulated market turnover totalled 2.56 million levs ($1.5 million/1.3 million euro) on Friday, sharply up from 581,000 levs in the preceding session.
The wider BGBX40 index, which tracks the 40 most traded shares on the Sofia bourse, fell 0.14% to 121.74 points, sharing the same top decliners as the blue-chip SOFIX index.
The BGREIT index, which tracks the performance of real estate investment trusts, ended the session unchanged at 117.04 points.
The BG TotalReturn30 index, in which companies with a free float of at least 10% have equal weight, lost 0.23% to 519.17 points.
(1 euro = 1.95583 levs)