The MSE Equity Price Index remained relatively unchanged at 3,972.8 points as the gains in MIA and MIDI were outweighed by the declines in BMIT, BOV, HSBC, and the ordinary shares of RS2. Meanwhile, four other equities closed unchanged as today’s trading activity on the main market amounted to €0.8 million.
Today’s most actively traded equity was Malta International Airport plc as it moved 0.8% higher to the €6.20 level across eight trades amounting to 110,562 shares. Trading in MIA accounted for over 80% of today’s total value traded.
MIDI plc increased by 18.2% to the €0.26 level across three deals totalling 53,500 shares, although the weighted average price for the day was €0.242 (+10%).
Hili Properties plc (49,900 shares) and Lombard Bank Malta plc (14,379 shares) traded flat at the €0.27 and €0.72 levels respectively.
AX Real Estate plc closed unchanged at the €0.474 level as 21,000 shares changed hands across three trades. Shareholders as at close of trading on Monday 13 April will be entitled to a gross final dividend per share of €0.02586 (net: €0.02198), which will be proposed in the upcoming Annual General Meeting scheduled for Friday 24 April 2026.
The preference shares of RS2 plc also closed unchanged at the €0.60 level over trivial volumes. The ordinary shares of RS2 plc closed 0.6% lower at €0.314, although the weighted average price for the day was €0.291 (-7.9%).
HSBC Bank Malta plc declined by 0.7% to the €1.43 level over a single trade of 5,400 shares.
BMIT Technologies plc dropped by 6% to the €0.28 level across two deals amounting to 20,000 shares.
Bank of Valletta plc edged 0.5% lower to the €2.09 level as 33,007 shares changed hands across eight trades, although the weighted average price for the day was yesterday’s closing price of €2.10.
Today, Plaza Centres plc announced that its Board of Directors is scheduled to meet on Monday 27 April to consider the approval of the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2025. Plaza is also holding an Extraordinary General Meeting on Tuesday 14 April.
VBL plc announced that its Board of Directors is scheduled to meet on Wednesday 29 April 2026 to consider the approval of the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2025.
The RF MGS Index fell by 0.36% to 896.28. European government bonds slipped (yields increased) amid signs that the US-Iran ceasefire was coming under pressure after Israel launched airstrikes on Lebanon, prompting Iranian threats of retaliation and the suspension of further peace talks with the US. Meanwhile, the ongoing blockade of the Strait of Hormuz pushed oil prices back up to near USD 100 per barrel levels, threatening to reignite inflation fears.
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