The Beirut Stock Exchange improved due to four out of nine traded stocks ending in the green while the remaining were traded with no change in price. This translated into the BLOM Stock Index (BSI) increasing by 0.57% to 1,201.71 points, broadening its year-to-date gains to 2.69%. In the banking sector, BLOM Bank listed shares augmented by 2.26% to settle at $9.51, in which 95,065 shares were cross traded. In addition, Byblos listed shares, Audi common shares and Bank of Beirut preferred shares classes “E”,”H” and “I” traded at their previous quotes. In the real-estate sector, Solidere classes “A” and “B” shares gained 0.70% and 0.62% to close at $11.46 and $11.33, respectively. In the industrial sector, HOLCIM shares also edged up by 5.13% to settle at $15.99.