Stock market in red

Ljubljana, 8 March - The SBI TOP index of blue chips on the Ljubljana Stock Exchange dropped 0.53% to close at 1,407.11 points on Friday. Total turnover exceeded EUR 2.3 million, with the drug maker Krka (-0.81%) posting nearly EUR 677,000 in volumes and the bank NLB (-0.49%) over EUR 415,000, while the insurer Zavarovalnica Triglav (-2.04%) generated EUR 305,000.