PRAGUE/BUDAPEST/WARSAW (dpa-AFX) – The most important stock exchanges in Eastern Europe closed inconsistently on Thursday. The stock markets in Budapest and Moscow fell. Those in Warsaw and Prague rose, following the trend in the international stock market environment. Figures from the US chip manufacturer NVIDIA, which were very well received on the market, generally provided a tailwind.
The Wig-20 (WIG 20) in Warsaw climbed by 1.49 percent to 2447.32 points. The WIG went up by 1.29 percent to 82,464.52 positions. The price gains occurred across the board. Only one value in the WIG-20 closed with losses: PKN ORLEN fell by 2.2 percent.
In Prague, the PX (PX Prague Stock Exchange Index) gained 0.67 percent to 1,497.10 units. Komercni Banka (Komercni Banka AS) rose 0.3 percent and Moneta Money Bank (MONETA Money Bank, as) rose 0.6 percent.
The BUX in Budapest fell by 0.24 percent to 66,185.37 points. The highest-selling stocks were OTP (Orságos Takar És Ker BK ON) Bank, which increased by 0.4 percent. Gedeon Richter (Chemical Works of Richter Gedeon) lost 0.5 percent, MOL fell 1.0 percent and MTelekom (Magyar Telekom Telecommunications) fell 1.4 percent.
The Russian stock market continued to decline. The Moscow RTS Index (RTS) lost 0.34 percent to 1064.44 points./kat/mik/APA/ck/he