Slight Progress on the Beirut Stock Exchange Today
The Lebanese Bourse slightly recovered some of yesterday’s losses following the trade of 43,824 shares worth $782,044. The BLOM Stock Index (BSI) increased by 0.11% on Tuesday to 1,142.07 points, narrowing its year-to-date loss to 2.41%. In the banking sector, each ofBank of Beirut preferred shares classes “H” and “I” gained 1.35% to settle at the same price of $26.35. Meanwhile, the listed shares of Bank of Beirut and Byblos traded with no change in price. In the real estate sector, Solidere shares class “A” increased 1.11% to close at $9.98, while the class “B” shares fell by 0.71% to end the session at $9.82.
| Traded Stocks | Last ($) | Previous ($) | Change | Volume | Vwap ($) |
| Solidere (A) | 9.98 | 9.87 | 1.11% | 9,464 | 9.98 |
| Solidere (B) | 9.82 | 9.89 | -0.71% | 4,272 | 9.82 |
| Byblos Listed | 1.60 | 1.60 | – | 4,000 | 1.60 |
| BoB Listed | 18.40 | 18.40 | – | 6,088 | 18.40 |
| BoB Pef H | 26.35 | 26.00 | 1.35% | 12,000 | 26.35 |
| BoB Pref I | 26.35 | 26.00 | 1.35% | 8,000 | 26.35 |
| Last | Previous | Change | Y-t-D Change | |
| BSI | 1,142.07 | 1,140.86 | 0.106% | -2.41% |
| High | 1,143.32 | 1,143.63 | ||
| Low | 1,138.61 | 1,139.63 | ||
| Vol | 43,824 | 41,481 | 5.65% | |
| Val | $782,044 | $305,995 | 155.57% |
| Last | Previous | Change | |
| BPSI | 105.49 | 105.24 | 0.24% |
| Vol | 20,000 | 0 | – |
| Val | $527,000 | $0 | – |
