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25.11.2021 6 MARKETS Symbol Volume Value Trades High Low Open Closing Change Code Traded Traded Trades Price Price Price Price EQUITIES BOV 403,701 343,316.35 15 0.870 0.850 0.870 0.870 0.020 GO 4,899 16,230.70 4 3.340 3.300 3.340 3.300 -0.040 MTP 5,500 6,615.00 2 1.230 1.200 1.230 1.200 -0.030 PZC 6,971 6,286.40 2 0.905 0.900 0.905 0.900 -0.030 RS2 4,300 7,274.00 2 1.700 1.690 1.700 1.690 -0.030 GOVERNMENT STOCKS G28A 1,000 1,304.90 1 130.490 130.490 130.490 130.490 -0.220 G28B 82,800 107,191.24 5 130.000 128.840 128.840 130.000 1.100 G34A 50,000 68,800.00 1 137.600 137.600 137.600 137.600 -0.690 CORPORATE BONDS BD24A 10,000 10,400.00 1 104.000 104.000 104.000 104.000 0.000 DN33A 60,000 61,344.00 1 102.240 102.240 102.240 102.240 2.240 GO31A 6,200 6,386.00 1 103.000 103.000 103.000 103.000 0.400 HF28A 3,000 3,045.00 1 101.500 101.500 101.500 101.500 0.000 HP25A 10,000 10,201.25 3 102.020 102.000 102.020 102.000 -0.010 PH28A 3,500 3,500.00 2 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 0.000 SD27A 31,000 31,268.00 5 102.000 100.000 102.000 100.000 -1.510 SH26A 2,000 1,999.80 1 99.990 99.990 99.990 99.990 0.000 Malta Stock Exchange Reguated Main Market Trading Date: 17 November 2021 EU says economic recovery threatened by COVID-19 resurgence THE massive spike in COVID-19 cases in recent weeks is threaten- ing the European Union's recovery from the deep economic slump caused by last year's onset of the pandemic, the bloc's economy chief said on November 24. And medical experts warned that the public health situation could get much worse. Only two weeks ago the EU exec- utive had raised its growth forecast for an economy bouncing back from the worst of the pandemic. But EU Economy Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni said on Wednes- day the upbeat picture was now in doubt again amid rising infections and with restrictions being rein- troduced in a growing number of member states. e fear is that the fall forecast for five percent growth this year in the 19-nation eurozone could still be hurt by the end-of-year virus crisis. "Our only message is: Take the situation very seriously," Gentilo- ni said, "but without thinking that the economic impact will be the same one as one year ago." Medical experts warned of more hardship ahead and called for ur- gent measures that could impact crucial sectors like the restau- rant, bar, and tourism industries, already badly hit by the virus last year. e European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control said in a report Wednesday that the bur- den from the highly contagious delta variant first detected in India is expected to be very high in De- cember and January unless drastic government action is taken and vaccinations tick further upward. It all goes against initial expecta- tions for the holiday season when it was thought that Europeans un- burdened by COVID-19 restric- tions would dip into their forced savings of the past year and spend, giving the economy a major shot in the arm. Now, the ECDC warned, the end-of-year festive season is tradi- tionally associated with activities such as social gatherings, shop- ping, and travelling, which pose significant additional risks for in- tensified transmission of Delta. ECDC Director Andrea Ammon spoke of health systems already being overwhelmed in some EU nations, and others being close to it. We have to take it now really serious in the sense that measures have to be applied in order to re- duce transmission. In the past though, this has meant lockdowns and wholesale closures of businesses that were responsible for the unprecedented economic slump. Ammon was addressing everything from less intrusive measures such as mandatory mask-wearing or remote work to lockdowns. "We still have some time until Christmas," Ammon said. "But if the situation doesn't get better, it might mean that these measures should be taken over Christmas as well." BOV ORD SHARES - ISIN MT0000020116 4.35% SD FIN UNS - ISIN MT0001431205 EU Economy Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni EU Economy Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni