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21.7.2022 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: 20 July 2022 European shares trade high ... but not as strong as Asian markets SHARES were trading higher in Europe on Wednesday - though not as strongly as had markets in Asia - after a strong close on Wall Street. Market focus was on both tech- nology company earnings in the US and on monetary policy deci- sions due from the Bank of Japan and European Central Bank on ursday. Meanwhile, a record high read- ing of UK inflation has raised ex- pectations for the next Bank of England interest rate hike, with a 50-basis-point rise considered more likely at the August meeting. "We have been saying for a while that it is high time the BoE joins the '50 club', and see it as highly likely that they will finally do so when rate-setters next convene in a couple of weeks' time," com- mented Matthew Ryan, head of market strategy at Ebury. "Investors are finally coming around to this view, although with a 50-basis-point hike yet to be fully priced in by swap markets, we think there remains room for a recovery rally in sterling from current levels." China China's central bank left its key interest rate unchanged, in line with market expectations. e People's Bank of China held its one-year loan prime rate at 3.7%, while the five-year rate remained at 4.45%. e bank had cut the five-year rate from 4.60% in May. Russia Russian President Vladimir Pu- tin threatened a further reduc- tion in gas deliveries to Europe through the Nord Stream 1 pipe- line Tuesday night, according to news agency TASS. e Nord Stream 1 pipeline has a daily ca- pacity of around 167 million cubic metres of gas. In June, Russia's state energy giant Gazprom reduced that vol- ume to just 67 million cubic me- tres per day. Putin said if a gas turbine sent to Canada for repairs isn't returned to Russia soon, the daily volume delivered by Nord Stream 1 could drop to as low as 33 million cubic metres by the end of July. Germany e German annual producer price index for industrial prod- ucts increased by 32.7% in June against the previous year, the Fed- eral Statistical Office said. In May, annual producer inflation in Ger- many had surged to another re- cord high. On an annual basis, the producer price index had risen by 33.6% in May, driven by soaring energy prices. In June, the year- on-year increase was slightly less at 32.7%, but the driver behind the rise remained the same: surg- ing energy prices. ese were up 86% compared to June 2021 and by 1.6% compared to May. UK e UK consumer price inflation rate raced to 9.4% in June, beat- ing market forecasts and hitting a series high. e annual pace of price increases accelerated from 9.1% in May and also topped FX- Street-cited market consensus of 9.3%. FARSONS SFC ORD SHARES

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