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7.4.2022 6 MARKETS Symbol Volume Value Trades High Low Open Closing Change Code Traded Traded Trades Price Price Price Price EQUITIES BOV 6,198 4,871.09 2 0.790 0.785 0.785 0.790 0.000 HLI 500 127.00 1 0.254 0.254 0.254 0.254 0.006 IHI 17,315 9,843.93 3 0.575 0.545 0.560 0.575 0.030 MPC 190 103.55 1 0.545 0.545 0.545 0.545 0.015 MSC 5,000 2,000.00 1 0.400 0.400 0.400 0.400 -0.050 RS2 1,823 3,062.64 1 1.680 1.680 1.680 1.680 -0.020 SFC 7,520 62,666.00 3 8.350 8.300 8.300 8.350 0.150 GOVERNMENT STOCKS G23A 6,989 7,524.36 1 107.660 107.660 107.660 107.660 -0.050 G32A 3,000 4,038.00 1 134.600 134.600 134.600 134.600 -0.200 CORPORATE BONDS 1923A 10,000 10,025.00 1 100.250 100.250 100.250 100.250 0.000 AX26A 7,700 7,679.00 2 99.750 99.500 99.750 99.500 -0.500 AX32A 10,000 10,049.00 1 100.490 100.490 100.490 100.490 0.240 BV30A 25,000 25,125.00 1 100.500 100.500 100.500 100.500 -0.500 BX27A 2,000 2,050.00 1 102.500 102.500 102.500 102.500 1.900 CC30A 21,000 21,304.00 3 101.450 101.440 101.450 101.450 0.000 EN29A 50,000 49,000.00 1 98.000 98.000 98.000 98.000 -1.000 GH27A 5,000 5,175.00 1 103.500 103.500 103.500 103.500 2.500 GO31A 20,000 20,457.00 4 102.700 102.250 102.250 102.700 0.500 HF27A 5,000 5,049.50 1 100.990 100.990 100.990 100.990 0.490 HF29A 25,900 25,660.50 3 99.500 98.500 99.500 99.500 -0.500 HM24A 900 927.00 1 103.000 103.000 103.000 103.000 0.000 HP25A 15,000 15,193.12 2 101.490 101.000 101.000 101.490 1.440 IH26A 21,000 21,180.00 5 101.000 100.500 101.000 100.500 0.000 IH26B 2,000 1,980.00 1 99.000 99.000 99.000 99.000 0.000 MD26A 10,000 10,134.00 2 101.500 101.100 101.500 101.100 0.080 MI22A 4,500 4,432.50 1 98.500 98.500 98.500 98.500 0.000 MM26A 12,000 12,229.00 2 101.990 101.500 101.500 101.990 -0.010 MO31A 30,500 30,921.50 4 101.400 101.300 101.400 101.300 0.000 SA32A 41,000 42,845.00 3 104.500 104.500 104.500 104.500 0.000 SD27A 10,500 10,606.05 4 101.130 100.500 100.500 101.130 0.880 TI27A 9,000 9,180.00 2 102.000 102.000 102.000 102.000 0.000 Malta Stock Exchange Regulated Main Market Trading Date: 6 April 2022 European stocks lower, more Russian sanctions, aggressive Fed weigh EUROPEAN stock markets trad- ed lower Wednesday, weighed by the likely imposition of new West- ern sanctions on Russia as well as concerns of aggressive monetary tightening by the U.S. Federal Re- serve. e DAX in Germany traded 0.5% lower, the CAC 40 in France fell 0.5% while U.K.'s FTSE 100 dropped 0.1%. e United States and Europe are set to announce later Wednesday new sanctions to punish Moscow over alleged atrocities in Ukraine, something Ukraine President Vo- lodymyr Zelensky described as "war crimes" in a speech to the United Nations security council. e European Commission has already proposed new sanctions including banning Russian coal imports and halting trade worth nearly 20 billion euros ($22 bil- lion), and the White House said late Tuesday that its new meas- ures will target Russian banks and officials and ban investment in Russia. Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the sanctions already levied by the West as punishment have roiled markets, causing sharp ris- es in commodity prices, prompt- ing fears of sharply slower growth this year. German factory orders fell 2.2% on the month in February in the runup to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, falling for the first time in four months and underscoring concerns over weaker growth in Europe's largest economy. Also, dragging on the European markets are set to receive a nega- tive handover from Asia and Wall Street after comments from Fed Governor Lael Brainard raised ex- pectations of aggressive interest rate rises by the U.S. central bank, added to by hawkish comments from Fed Governor Lael Brainard, normally seen as one of the more dovish members of the central bank policymakers. is puts the focus firmly on the release of minutes from the Fed's last policy meeting, with investors looking for clues over the likeli- hood of a 50 basis point hike at the U.S. central bank's next meet- ing in May. 3.8% HLF 2029

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