Real Estate Sector Holds Back the Lebanese Bourse Today
The Lebanese Bourse closes in the red today today on the back of a poor performance in the real estate sector. Accordingly, The BLOM Stock Index (BSI) decreased by 0.04% on Thursday to 1,144.76 points following the trade of 88,962 shares worth $899,768. In the real estate sector, Solidere shares class “A” declined by 0.99% to close the session at $10.05 while its class “B” shares also fell by 1.30% to $9.90, the lowest level since Hariri’s assassination in 2005. In the banking sector, Audi GDRs and listed shares gained 0.50% and 0.67% to settle at $5.98 and $5.99, respectively. Meanwhile, listed shares of Bank of Beirut and Byblos and GDRs of BLOM traded with no change in price.
| Traded Stocks | Last | Previous | Change | Volume | Vwap |
| Solidere (A) | 10.05 | 10.15 | -0.99% | 13,934 | 10.05 |
| Solidere (B) | 9.90 | 10.03 | -1.30% | 4,558 | 9.92 |
| BLOM GDR | 9.62 | 9.62 | – | 31,000 | 9.62 |
| Audi GDR | 5.98 | 5.95 | 0.50% | 11,802 | 5.98 |
| Audi Listed | 5.99 | 5.95 | 0.67% | 11,000 | 5.99 |
| Byblos Listed | 1.61 | 1.61 | – | 1,600 | 1.61 |
| BoB Listed | 18.40 | 18.40 | – | 15,068 | 18.40 |
| Last | Previous | Change | Y-t-D Change | |
| BSI | 1,144.76 | 1,145.20 | -0.038% | -2.18% |
| High | 1,146.61 | 1,145.20 | ||
| Low | 1,142.67 | 1,143.62 | ||
| Vol | 88,962 | 7,904 | 1025.53% | |
| Val | $899,768 | $77,153 | 1066.21% |
| Last | Previous | Change | |
| BPSI | 105.28 | 105.28 | – |
| Vol | 0 | 0 | – |
| Val | $0 | $0 | – |
