SBI 20 Closes the Week with a Record High

Ljubljana, 26 March - Friday's trading on the Ljubljana Stock Exchange was marked by yesterday's decision of the supervisory board of the Istrabenz group to shed the company's petrol retail business. Istrabenz shares jumped by 10 percent in early trading, only to close 8 percent higher over Thursday. The SBI index was pushed to another record high of 4,466.01 points, up 1.79 percent over Thursday.

Below is a roundup of indices following today's trading:

Benchmark Index, SBI 20      4,466.01 pts  up   78.62 pts  +1.79%
Investment Fund Index, PIX   4,085.21      up   59.01      +1.47%
Free Market Index, IPT       3,793.34      up    7.03      +0.19%
Bond Index, BIO                117.52      down  0.03      -0.03%

Mar 26, 2004, 13:51 vh/nr/sm