Low Trading Volumes Keep on Characterizing the Beirut Stock Exchange

The Lebanese bourse continued to show frail activity on Thursday as only 12,639 shares were traded worth of $156,567. The BLOM Stock Index (BSI) decreased by 0.15% to 1,138.99 points, broadening its year-todate gains to 2.67%, noting that 4 out of the 6 traded stocks ended in the red. In the real estate sector, Solidere shares class “A” gained 0.10% to $10.15, while the “B” shares dropped 0.98% to close the session at $10.10. In the banking sector, Audi listed and preferred shares class “H” lost 0.17% and 0.10% to end up at $5.74 and $100.70, respectively. Similarly, Byblos listed shares went down by 0.61% to settle at $1.62, while BLOM GDR shares were traded with no change in price.

ACTIVE STOCKS TODAY

Traded Stocks Last ($) Previous ($) Change Volume Vwap ($) Solidere (A) 10.15 10.14 0.10% 6,928 10.15 Solidere (B) 10.10  10.20 -0.98% 701 10.10 Audi Listed 5.74  5.75 -0.17% 600 5.74 Byblos Listed 1.62  1.63 -0.61% 1,550 1.62 BLOM GDR 9.70 9.70 – 2,360 9.70 Audi Pref H 100.70 100.80 -0.10% 500 100.70

BSI CLOSING

 

	Last	Previous	Change	Y-t-D  Change
BSI	1,138.99	1,140.66	-0.15%	-2.67%
High	1,139.11	1,141.25
Low	1,137.93	1,138.15
Vol	12,639	36,688	-65.55%
Val	$156,567	$643,739	-75.68%

 

BPSI CLOSING

	Last	Previous	Change
BPSI	104.97	104.97	–
Vol	500	3,000	–83.33%
Val	$50,350	$302,400	-83.35%

 

BSI 52-WEEK TREND