Trading in BOV continues to lead activity on the MSE
The MSE Equity Price Index opened the week in negative territory as it eased by 0.24% to 4,490.475 points, mostly reflecting the drops in the share prices of IHI (-1.6%) and GO (-1.1%) which outweighed Medserv’s 0.9% rise. Over 60% of today’s total value of equities traded took place in Bank of Valletta plc which maintained the €1.80 level across 86,120 shares.
HSBC Bank Malta plc also closed the day unchanged at the €1.76 level after recovering from an intra-day low of €1.71 (-2.8%). A total of 28,023 shares changed hands. The Bank’s Board of Directors is scheduled to meet on 20 February 2018 to approve the financial statements for the financial year ended 31 December 2017 and also consider the declaration of a final dividend to be recommended to shareholders during the Annual General Meeting to be held on 12 April 2018.
Malita Investments plc maintained the €0.815 level on two deals totalling 15,500 shares.
Malta International Airport plc and Mapfre Middlesea plc retained the €4.70 and €1.82 levels respectively on low volumes. Recently, MIA announced in the local media last week that on December 31 the airport operator welcomed six million passengers during 2017, representing...