The Beirut Stock Exchange (BSE) continued its regress on Thursday, where the BLOM Stock Index (BSI) dropped 0.30% to 1,168.87 points following the trade of 655,203 shares worth $2,089,247. The banking sector took an 88.90% share of total traded value, where 559,400 Byblos listed shares were cross-traded. Byblos listed and preferred 2009 shares recorded decreases of 2.44% and 0.88% to $1.60 and $101.20, respectively. Bank Audi listed shares also lost 0.17% to $6.00 per share, while Bank BEMO preferred shares 2013 rose by 1.00% to $101.00. Meanwhile, BLOM listed shares were traded with no change in price. In the real estate sector, Solidere “A” and “B” shares edged down 0.18% and 0.71% to $11.28 and $11.18, respectively. In the industrial sector, HOLCIM listed shares gained 1.64% to $15.50.