Equity markets across Southeast Europe delivered a mixed performance on Tuesday, with notable gains in Greece (+0.78%), Croatia (+0.42%), Montenegro (+0.54%), and Romania (+0.32%), while Slovenia (-0.19%), Bulgaria (-0.04%), and North Macedonia (-0.02%) saw marginal declines. Greece stood out as the region’s best performer, powered by a double-digit surge in Piraeus Port Authority shares.
Market Performance by Country
BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA (Sarajevo)
The Sarajevo Stock Exchange’s (SASE) 10-share benchmark SASX10 index ticked up 0.04% to end at 1.335,53 points.
Total turnover: 11.649,90 KM
Transactions executed: 4 trades
Total securities traded: 440
BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA (Banja Luka)
The Banja Luka bourse (BLSE)’s 12-share BIRS equity index dropped 0.52% to finish at 866,53 points.
Note: The SASE operates in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, while the BLSE serves Republika Srpska, the other entity forming Bosnia and Herzegovina.
BULGARIA
In Sofia, the main equity index SOFIX of the Bulgarian Stock Exchange (BSE) comprising 15 key stocks ticked down 0.04% to close at 903.16 points.
CROATIA
In Zagreb, CROBEX index tracking 20 major stocks on the Zagreb Stock Exchange (ZSE) gained 0.42% to finish at 3,315.25 points.
CYPRUS
In Nicosia, the Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) was closed in observance of National Day.
GREECE
In Greece, the Athens Exchange (ATHEX) general index which tracks 61 Big Cap companies closed up 0.78% settling at 1,698.3400 points. Piraeus Port Authority led blue-chip gainers as the company saw its shares surging by 12.66%.
MOLDOVA
On Moldova Stock Exchange (MSE) there were no transactions today.
MONTENEGRO
In Podgorica, the MNSE10, the leading index of the Montenegro Stock Exchange (MNSE) which reflects the 10 most representative shares was up 0.54% to finish at 1.179,70 points.
NORTH MACEDONIA
In Skopje, the blue-chip MBI 10 index representing 10 selected blue-chip stocks on the North Macedonian Stock Exchange (MSE) was off 0.02% settling at 10,556.51 points.
ROMANIA
In Romania, the BET index tracking the 20 most liquid stocks on the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) climbed 0.32% to end at 17,568.81 points. Read more here.
SERBIA
The BELEX15 Index of the Belgrade Stock Exchange (BSE), covering the 15 largest and most liquid stocks was lower by 1.04% to close at 1.145,37 points. Today’s BSE market capitalisation stood at RSD 476.956.577.355 (EUR 4.069.991.256).
SLOVENIA
The Slovenian SBITOP index which which tracks the 9 most liquid stocks on the Ljubljana Stock Exchange fell 0.19% closing at 2,020.08 points.
