Stock market index loses more than 1%

Ljubljana, 19 August - SBI TOP, the benchmark index on the Ljubljana Stock Exchange, lost 1.12% on Thursday to drop below 1,200 points as no big name posted gains. The drug maker Krka notably lost 2.21% and the energy company Petrol shed 0.86%, while the former accounted for more than half of today's total volumes of EUR 2.17 million.