PRAGUE/BUDAPEST/WARSCHAU/MOSKAU (dpa-AFX) – Most of the Eastern European stock exchanges closed on Thursday with a plus. While the key indices in Prague and Warsaw rose, the Hungarian key index fell again.
In Warsaw, the Wig-20 rose by 1.94 percent to 1802.20 points. The broader wig closed up 1.76 percent at 57,637.95 points. Almost all wig-20 stocks ended trading at premiums. Among banking stocks, Bank Polski and Bank Pekao each gained two percent, Santander Polska 1.79 percent and mBank 1.30 percent. The best-selling title was the shares of PKN Orlen with a premium of 1.38 percent. Shares in online retailer Allegro rose 2.51 percent and shares in mining group KGHM gained 2.39 percent.
In Prague, the leading index PX (PX Prague Stock Exchange Index) closed almost unchanged with plus 0.06 percent to 1206.00 points. At the level of the individual titles, there were only minor changes compared to the previous day.
In Budapest, on the other hand, the leading index BUX continued the losses of the previous day, ending the session on Thursday with a discount of 0.28 percent at 44,033.27 points. Among the index heavyweights, shares in Bank OTP lost 0.97 percent. Shares in pharmaceutical company Gedeon Richter rose 0.18 percent, while oil company MOL gained 0.54 percent. With a premium of 3.19 percent, Pannergy was the biggest winner among the top-selling stocks.
In Moscow, the RTS Index (RTS) increased by 0.33 percent to 936.80 points./szk/sto/APA/ajx/he
