As 4 out of the 6 traded financial stocks ended in the green today, the Lebanese Bourse saw an improved performance, regaining all of yesterday’s losses. The BLOM Stock Index (BSI) increased by 0.28% on Wednesday to 1,125.10 points following the trade of 201,252 shares worth $1,668,206. In the banking sector, the listed shares of Byblos and Audi gained 1.25% and 0.51% to settle at respective quotes of $1.62 and $5.93. In addition, Byblos preferred shares 2008 and BLOM preferred shares 2011 went up by 0.20% and 0.10% to close the session at $100.50 and $10.16, respectively. In contrast, GDRs of BLOM lost 0.10% to $9.57 while BLOM listed shares traded with no change in price. In the real estate sector, Solidere shares class “A” declined by 0.87% to $9.12 while its class “B” shares added 2.52% to $8.95.
| Traded Stocks | Last ($) | Previous ($) | Change | Volume | Vwap ($) |
| Solidere (A) | 9.12 | 9.20 | -0.87% | 17,042 | 9.10 |
| Solidere (B) | 8.95 | 8.73 | 2.52% | 6,770 | 8.95 |
| Audi Listed | 5.93 | 5.90 | 0.51% | 26,012 | 5.93 |
| BLOM GDR | 9.57 | 9.58 | -0.10% | 92,284 | 9.57 |
| BLOM Listed | 9.40 | 9.40 | – | 22,188 | 9.40 |
| Byblos Listed | 1.62 | 1.60 | 1.25% | 27,160 | 1.62 |
| Byblos Pref 2008 | 100.50 | 100.30 | 0.20% | 700 | 100.50 |
| BLOM Pref 2011 | 10.16 | 10.15 | 0.10% | 9,096 | 10.16 |
| Last | Previous | Change | Y-t-D Change | |
| BSI | 1,125.10 | 1,121.97 | 0.279% | -3.86% |
| High | 1,134.16 | 1,133.35 | ||
| Low | 1,122.06 | 1,120.67 | ||
| Vol | 201,252 | 113,688 | 77.02% | |
| Val | $1,668,206 | $1,043,355 | 59.89% |
| Last | Previous | Change | |
| BPSI | 106.01 | 105.99 | 0.02% |
| Vol | 9,796 | 100 | – |
| Val | $162,765 | $10,200 | – |
