The MSE Equity Price Index shed 0.17% to 3,773.3 points as the declines in RS2 and FIMBank outweighed the gains in BOV, MIA and Medserv. Meanwhile, three other equities closed unchanged but overall trading value was lacklustre at under €40,000.
FIMBank plc plunged by 16.7% to USD0.175 across two deals totalling 6,969 shares.
A single trade of 1,240 shares pulled the ordinary shares of RS2 plc 6.1% lower to the €0.31 level.
Bank of Valletta plc climbed by 0.5% to the €1.92 level across five trades amounting to 8,500 shares.
Malta International Airport plc advanced by 0.9% to the €5.85 level as 340 shares changed hands.
MedservRegis plc increased by 3.1% to €0.67 across two deals totalling 6,397 shares.
HSBC Bank Malta plc held the €1.43 level across volumes of 7,055 shares. Yesterday, HSBC Malta announced that it triggered the clause for early redemption with respect to the loan agreement with HSBC Continental Europe that it had entered into in January 2023 to enable the bank meet the minimum requirement for own funds and eligible liabilities (MREL) as set by the Single Resolution Board. The €30 million loan is expected to have been redeemed today.
BMIT Technologies plc closed unchanged at the €0.29 level after recovering from an intraday low of €0.27 (-7%) across three deals totalling 12,400 shares.
Likewise, Harvest Technology plc closed unchanged at the €0.70 level after recovering from an intraday low of €0.63 (-10%) across two trades totalling 2,100 shares.
The RF MGS Index rose by 0.05% to 905.2 points. Eurostat data showed that euro area GDP grew by 1.3% year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2025, which was the slowest growth in a year but still marginally above market expectations of 1.2%. Ireland recorded the strongest expansion at 6.7%, followed by Spain and Lithuania, while growth was more subdued in Germany and Finland. Looking ahead, the European Commission and ECB expect growth to moderate to 1.2% in 2026 and then rebound to 1.4% in 2027.
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