Stock Market Cools Down

Ljubljana, 17 January - The two-week bullish run on the Ljubljana Stock Exchange came to an abrupt halt on Wednesday. Most blue chips closed in the red in line with analysts' predictions that the market was overdue for a "correction". The benchmark SBI 20 index closed 88.71 points lower at 6,804.43, whereas the blue chip SBI TOP index shed 24.40 points to 1,590.75.

Benchmark Index, SBI 20              6,804.43      -88.71      -1.29%
Slovenian Blue Chip Index, SBI TOP   1,590.75      -24.40      -1.51%
Investment Fund Index, PIX           5,525.11     -131.63      -2.33%
Bond Index, BIO                        118.62       +0.10      +0.08%
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