Stocks Plunge in Bout of Profit Taking
Ljubljana, 22 May - Stocks plunged on the Ljubljana Stock Exchange on Tuesday as investors rushed to cash in on the recent bonanza, sending big names deep into the red. The benchmark SBI 20 index posted its biggest loss this year (217.66 points) to close at 9,258.29, with the blue chip SBI TOP index down 2.28% to 1,999.29, its biggest single-day drop in over a year.
Benchmark Index, SBI 20 9,258.29 pts -217.66 pts -2.30% Slovenian Blue Chip Index, SBI TOP 1,999.29 -46.74 -2.28% Investment Fund Index, PIX 6,308.78 -25.09 -0.40% Bond Index, BIO 117.24 0.00 0.00%