The MSE Equity Price Index rose by 0.68% to 3,982.6 points as the gains in BOV, GO, Mapfre Middlesea, M&Z and VBL outweighed the declines in BMIT, Quinco, MaltaPost and Farsons. Meanwhile, seven other equities closed unchanged as today’s total trading activity on the Main Market amounted to €0.22 million.
Bank of Valletta plc edged 1.0% higher to the €2.09 level across five deals totalling 10,789 shares.
BOV’s insurance associate Mapfre Middlesea plc surged by 11.3% to the €1.58 level across five deals amounting to 2,354 shares. Today’s average price stood at €1.48 (+4.3%).
VBL plc closed the session 15% higher at the €0.23 level, although most of the 21,250 shares that changed hands were traded at yesterday’s closing price of €0.20.
M&Z plc increased by 1.8% to the €0.58 level as 2,850 shares changed hands.
GO plc moved 1.6% to the €2.54 level over five trades amounting to 10,200 shares.
On the other hand, GO’s IT services and digital infrastructure subsidiary BMIT Technologies plc fell by 5.1% to the €0.26 level over two trades amounting to 20,000 shares.
Quinco Holdings plc declined by 6.7% to the €0.84 level across seven deals totalling 6,180 shares. Quinco is expected to publish its 2025 full-year results tomorrow.
Simonds Farsons Cisk plc shed 0.9% to the €5.75 level on a single trade of 4,800 shares.
MaltaPost plc decreased by 0.9% to the €0.436 level on two deals totalling 14,500 shares.
Meanwhile International Hotel Investments plc closed unchanged at the €0.50 level over five deals amounting to 72,052 shares. IHI is expected to publish its 2025 full-year results tomorrow.
Computime Holdings plc stayed at the €0.45 level across three deals amounting to 14,500 shares.
Hili Properties plc held the €0.27 level across twenty-four deals totalling 233,560 shares.
PG plc closed unchanged at the €1.68 level across two trades amounting to 6,950 shares.
HSBC Bank Malta plc traded flat at the €1.42 level as 4,582 shares changed hands.
Malta International Airport plc and APS Bank plc remained at the €6.20 and €0.52 levels respectively, both on trivial volumes.
The RF MGS Index fell by 0.27% to a one-week low of 893.500 points as the price of crude oil rose for the fourth consecutive session, once again hovering above the USD100 level amid continued geopolitical tensions. Meanwhile, in April 2026 the private sector in the euro area is forecasted to have the steepest decline since November 2024, partially driven by a slowdown in the services sector as the higher energy costs are weighing on consumer demand and business activity.
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