The MSE Equity Price Index rose by 0.85% to 3,949.636 points as gains in BOV, MIDI, MIA, Mapfre Middlesea, MaltaPost, Trident and Santumas outweighed the decline in APS. Meanwhile, five other equities closed unchanged as today’s trading activity amounted to €0.3 million.
Bank of Valletta plc gained 1.0% to the €2.10 level over eight deals totalling 46,034 shares.
Also among large companies by market value, Malta International Airport plc moved 0.8% higher to the €6.05 level over eight trades totalling 13,135 shares.
MIDI plc surged by 33.3% to a seven-month high of €0.24 over eight trades amounting to 88,576 shares.
Trident Estates plc rose by 7.9% to the €1.09 level on muted activity.
Mapfre Middlesea plc gained 5.3% to the €1.40 level across four trades totalling 1,134 shares.
MaltaPost plc increased by 6.1% to the €0.45 level on a single trade of 666 shares.
Santumas Shareholdings plc moved 7.3% higher to the €1.18 level over three deals amounting to 7,400 shares.
On the other hand, APS Bank plc fell by 1.0% to the €0.50 level on a single deal of 4,000 shares. Yesterday, APS published their full-year results for 2025 where it reported a profit before tax of €26.5 million, representing an 11.5% increase on the €23.8 million reported last year. The net profit attributable to equity holders amounted to €16.3 million. The net asset value per share stood at €0.7201. The Directors of APS are recommending the payment of a final net dividend of €0.015 per share to shareholders as at close of trading on Monday 30 March 2026, subject to regulatory and AGM approvals. Shareholders will have the option to receive the dividend either in cash or in new ordinary shares at an attribution price still to be determined.
Meanwhile, Hili Properties plc stayed at the €0.27 level as 236,800 shares changed hands. Following yesterday’s close of trading, Hili Properties announced that its Board of Directors is scheduled to meet on Monday 16 March 2026 to consider an application for the delisting of the company’s shares on the Official List of the Malta Stock Exchange. The application would be subject to shareholder approval.
HSBC Bank Malta plc closed unchanged at the €1.48 level on two trades amounting to 10,500 shares.
Malita Investments plc traded flat at the €0.37 level on two deals amounting to 3,000 shares.
Main Street Complex plc held the €0.21 level on two trades totalling 29,491 shares.
A single trade of 5,400 shares left the share price of PG plc unchanged at the €1.64 level.
The RF MGS Index fell by 0.25% to 895.7 points, the lowest figure since July 2024, as the potential inflationary impact of higher energy prices is currently outweighing the natural flight to safety towards government debt securities in times of geopolitical uncertainty. Meanwhile, data released during the day showed that GDP growth in the US during the last quarter of the year was revised lower to 0.7% from the previous estimate of 1.4% and from 4.4% in the previous quarter.
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