SBI 20 Up Despite Krka Stumble

Ljubljana, 18 August - A stumble by pharma company Krka could not prevent the benchmark index on the Ljubljana Stock Exchange (LJSE) from registering its third straight day of gains. With fuel trader Petrol and some smaller blue chips leading the way up, the SBI 20 gained 19.47 points to 5,447.93, a new all-time high. Meanwhile, the big name-heavy SBI TOP index added 2.58 points to 1,267.69.