Profit Taking Depresses Indices

Ljubljana, 22 December - Stock market indices on the Ljubljana Stock Exchange fell on Friday as investors began cashing in on the recent gains by the blue chips. Mixed trading dragged the SBI 20 benchmark index down 26.94 points to 6,405.15, while the SBI TOP index of the six biggest blue chips shed 3.16 points to 1,484.51.

Benchmark Index, SBI 20               6,405.15          -26.94            -0.42%
Slovenian Blue Chip Index, SBI TOP    1,484.51           -3.16            -0.21%
Investment Fund Index, PIX            5,099.52          +31.38            +0.62%
Bond Index, BIO                         119.31           -0.93            -0.77%

Dec 22, 2006, 13:35 mh/jb/bg/ep