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14.7.2022 6 MARKETS Symbol Volume Value Trades High Low Open Closing Change Code Traded Traded Trades Price Price Price Price EQUITIES APS 86,500 56,756.13 8 0.665 0.650 0.660 0.665 0.005 BMIT 150,000 70,500.00 5 0.470 0.470 0.470 0.470 0.000 IHI 80,000 54,250.00 3 0.680 0.670 0.680 0.670 0.010 MIA 2,900 17,275.00 3 6.000 5.950 5.950 6.000 0.050 MMS 5,000 9,000.00 1 1.800 1.800 1.800 1.800 -0.010 SFC 2,700 20,250.00 2 7.500 7.500 7.500 7.500 0.300 GOVERNMENT STOCKS G29B 453,000 457,983.00 2 101.100 101.100 101.100 101.100 1.060 G30A 2,200 2,666.62 1 121.210 121.210 121.210 121.210 0.730 G39A 5,000 4,500.00 1 90.000 90.000 90.000 90.000 0.000 CORPORATE BONDS AX32A 10,000 10,048.00 2 100.480 100.480 100.480 100.480 0.480 DN33A 20,500 21,236.02 5 103.600 103.490 103.490 103.600 0.600 FR32A 20,000 20,000.00 2 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 0.000 GH27A 60,000 60,900.00 2 101.500 101.500 101.500 101.500 0.500 GO31A 35,600 35,742.40 4 100.400 100.400 100.400 100.400 0.000 HF27A 6,000 6,060.00 1 101.000 101.000 101.000 101.000 0.500 HF29A 10,000 9,850.00 1 98.500 98.500 98.500 98.500 1.490 IH26A 3,700 3,718.50 1 100.500 100.500 100.500 100.500 0.500 MR26A 1,000 1,000.00 1 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 -1.400 MY32A 72,900 74,505.20 3 102.400 101.950 101.950 102.400 0.400 ON34A 3,100 3,158.90 1 101.900 101.900 101.900 101.900 -0.100 PC26A 8,000 8,080.00 2 101.000 101.000 101.000 101.000 -0.490 SA32A 400 409.96 4 102.490 102.490 102.490 102.490 0.000 SH32A 9,000 8,820.00 2 98.000 98.000 98.000 98.000 2.000 SM31A 17,200 17,720.00 5 104.000 103.000 103.000 104.000 1.000 ST29A 10,000 10,100.00 1 101.000 101.000 101.000 101.000 0.990 TI24A 500 503.00 1 100.600 100.600 100.600 100.600 -1.400 VR27A 12,600 12,705.50 3 100.990 100.250 100.250 100.990 0.990 Malta Stock Exchange Regulated Main Market Trading Date: 13 July 2022 Top news summary: China records higher exports in June after easing lockdown rules China: exports CHINA'S export growth surged more than expected in June after its largest city eased lockdown rules, official data showed, but imports fell while lingering Covid controls kept consumers jittery. Business hub Shanghai reopened in June after being sealed off for two months to stamp out a coro- navirus resurgence, helping to im- prove a backlog of goods. In June, exports rose more than expected at 18% year-on-year, ac- celerating from 17% the month be- fore, customs data showed. "We are expecting some of the backlogs to be clearing since com- panies in Shanghai have been able to operate with lockdown meas- ures lifted in June," Moody's Ana- lytics economist Heron Lim told AFP. China: economic expansion CHINA'S economic expansion slumped in the second quarter to levels not seen since early 2020, an AFP poll of analysts found, ow- ing to painful Covid lockdowns and lingering weakness in the real estate sector. Leaders of the world's sec- ond-biggest economy remain firmly wedded to a zero-Covid approach of stamping out clusters as they emerge, but the fallout has sapped growth and is pushing pol- icymakers' annual target of around 5.5% out of reach. e slowdown comes after the country's biggest city Shanghai was sealed off for two months over a virus resurgence – snarling sup- ply chains and causing factories to shut – while dozens of others grappled with tightened rules to fight local outbreaks. Gross domestic product is es- timated to have expanded 1.6% on-year in April-June, according to the AFP poll of experts from 12 financial institutions. Several analysts expect the econ- omy to shrink on a quarterly basis – a first since 2020 at the height of Covid. UK: economy THE UK economy defied expec- tations and grew 0.5% monthly in May, following a revised 0.2% decline in April, while industrial production strengthened and the nation's trade deficit narrowed. According to the Office for Na- tional Statistics, the UK's trade deficit narrowed slightly to GBP9.75 billion from GBP9.81 billion in May. e last monthly trade surplus was the GBP1.40 billion recorded in May 2021. Exports rose 4.1% monthly in May to GBP61.11 billion from GBP58.68 billion. Imports were 3.5% higher at GBP70.86 billion from GBP68.49 billion. On an annual basis, exports were 9.4% higher, while imports were up 19%. EU exports rose 2.6% monthly in May, while im- ports were 5.2% higher. Exports to non-EU nations surged 13% in May from April, while imports were 3.2% higher. Industrial production, mean- while, rose 0.9% on a monthly basis in May, following a 0.1% de- cline in April. May's growth was the joint-strongest since a 1.0% climb in November 2021. e figure for May topped FX- Street cited consensus which had forecast production to register no monthly growth at all. FARSONS SFC ORD SHARES