Stock market index loses half a percent

Ljubljana, 29 March - The SBI TOP index on the Ljubljana Stock Exchange closed 0.54% lower on Wednesday at 1,183.43 points as two big names recorded a loss, including the drug maker Krka (-1.41%), which accounted for more than half of today's total volumes of EUR 1.05 million. Nntional telco Telekom Slovenije was meanwhile the biggest gainer, adding almost 1%.