Big Names Hit by Profit Taking

Ljubljana, 19 December - Blue chips suffered heavy losses in a bout of profit taking on the Ljubljana Stock Exchange on Tuesday. Big names such as Mercator, Petrol and Gorenje bled red ink to drag the benchmark SBI 20 index 70.91 points (1.1%) lower to 6,393.89. The blue chip SBI TOP index meanwhile shed 18.66 points (1.2%) to 1,488.22 points.

Benchmark Index, SBI 20               6,393.89          -70.91            -1.10%
Slovenian Blue Chip Index, SBI TOP    1,488.22          -18.66            -1.24%
Investment Fund Index, PIX            5,063.91           +3.06            +0.06%
Bond Index, BIO                         120.12           +0.17            +0.14%

Dec 19, 2006, 13:30 sm/ep