Frail Trading Activity on the Lebanese Bourse Despite Better Performance
The Beirut Stock Exchange managed to end in the green on Wednesday as 5 out of the 6 traded stocks closed at higher prices. Accordingly, The BLOM Stock Index (BSI) gained 0.58% to 1,116.20 points following the trade of 19,053 shares worth $154,140 compared to 166,197 shares worth $1.3M on Tuesday. In the banking sector, the listed shares of BLOM and Audi increased by 0.53% and 0.85% to settle at respective quotes of $9.45 and $5.95. In contrast, Audi GDRs lost 0.51% to close the session at $5.90. In the real estate sector, Solidere shares class “A” and “B” improved by 3.16% and 1.65% to end the session at $8.81 and $8.63, respectively.
| Traded Stocks | Last ($) | Previous ($) | Change | Volume | Vwap ($) |
| Solidere (A) | 8.81 | 8.54 | 3.16% | 28,479 | 8.64 |
| Solidere (B) | 8.63 | 8.49 | 1.65% | 15,557 | 8.52 |
| BLOM Listed | 9.45 | 9.40 | 0.53% | 16,006 | 9.40 |
| Audi GDR | 5.90 | 5.93 | -0.51% | 62,187 | 5.92 |
| Audi Listed | 5.95 | 5.90 | 0.85% | 20,553 | 5.90 |
| Last | Previous | Change | Y-t-D Change | |
| BSI | 1,116.20 | 1,109.72 | 0.584% | -4.81% |
| High | 1,119.14 | 1,115.58 | ||
| Low | 1,109.39 | 1,108.70 | ||
| Vol | 19,053 | 166,197 | -88.54% | |
| Val | $154,140 | $1,264,806 | -87.81% |
| Last | Previous | Change | |
| BPSI | 105.84 | 105.84 | 0.00% |
| Vol | 0 | 915 | – |
| Val | $0 | $84,230 | – |
