The Lebanese Bourse slightly regressed before the holidays as the BLOM Stock Index (BSI) down ticked by 0.05% to close the session at 1225.75 points with a 4.74% year-to-date increase. In the banking sector, which grasped 60% of total traded value, Bank Audi listed and GDR shares lost respective rates of 1.32% and 0.72% of their value to $6.75 and $6.90 while Bank Byblos common shares augmented by 1.74% to end at $1.75. In the real estate sector, Solidere class “A” and “B” gained 0.63% and 0.36% to close at $11.15 and $11.11, respectively.