The Lebanese Bourse rallied on Friday, as the BLOM Stock Index (BSI) recorded an increase of 0.31% to close at 1,223.64 points on the back of a strong performance by the real estate sector, in which Solidere “A” and “B” shares gained 2.61% and 1.75% to close at respective prices of $11.80 and $11.66. In the banking sector, contrastingly, Byblos listed shares experienced a 1.18% reduction which brought down its trading price to $1.68 per share.