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maltatoday, WEDNESDAY, 30 DECEMBER 2015 12 Regular market closed – 29/12/2015 Symbol Code Volume Traded Value Traded Trades High Price Low Price Open Price Close Price Change ● 6PM 10,774 7,541.800 2 0.700 0.700 0.700 0.700 0.000 ▲ BOV 33,661 78,735.500 12 2.355 2.325 2.335 2.355 0.010 ▼ FIM 23,000 14,950.000 1 0.650 0.650 0.650 0.650 -0.020 ▼ HSB 10,632 18,647.940 6 1.780 1.741 1.745 1.741 -0.004 ▼ IHI 5,059 3,830.840 3 0.761 0.750 0.761 0.750 -0.010 ▲ LOM 198,298 492,770.550 5 2.485 2.485 2.485 2.485 0.005 ▲ MDI 65,770 24,006.050 3 0.365 0.365 0.365 0.365 0.001 ● MIA 6,800 27,200.000 2 4.000 4.000 4.000 4.000 0.000 ▼ MLT 2,000 1,900.000 1 0.950 0.950 0.950 0.950 -0.034 ● MMS 2,000 4,600.000 1 2.300 2.300 2.300 2.300 0.000 ● MPC 32,000 16,020.000 3 0.510 0.500 0.510 0.500 0.000 ▲ MTP 8,772 15,894.860 1 1.812 1.812 1.812 1.812 0.012 ● RS2 3,500 11,060.000 1 3.160 3.160 3.160 3.160 0.000 ▼ G16A 2,329 2,365.100 1 101.550 101.550 101.550 101.550 -0.370 ▼ G16D 700,000 718,830.000 1 102.690 102.690 102.690 102.690 -2.590 ▼ G17C 30,800 33,202.400 1 107.800 107.800 107.800 107.800 -0.020 ▼ G19A 2,329 2,864.440 1 122.990 122.990 122.990 122.990 -0.800 ▼ G20A 8,479 10,251.110 1 120.900 120.900 120.900 120.900 -0.360 ▼ G20B 3,000 3,536.100 1 117.870 117.870 117.870 117.870 -0.110 ▲ G21A 84,352 104,503.690 5 123.890 123.890 123.890 123.890 0.010 ▼ G22A 5,218 6,647.210 1 127.390 127.390 127.390 127.390 -0.180 ▲ G22B 9,000 10,958.400 2 121.760 121.760 121.760 121.760 0.100 ▲ G28A 5,000 6,727.000 1 134.540 134.540 134.540 134.540 0.390 ▲ G28B 4,000 5,249.600 1 131.240 131.240 131.240 131.240 0.390 ▼ G29B 1,500,000 1,582,650.000 5 105.510 105.510 105.510 105.510 -0.440 ● G29BA 150,000 158,355.000 2 105.570 105.570 105.570 105.570 0.000 ▲ G30A 21,800 30,855.720 2 141.540 141.540 141.540 141.540 0.470 ▲ G34A 150,000 190,215.000 2 126.810 126.810 126.810 126.810 0.530 ▼ G40A 31,700 34,268.400 4 108.110 108.100 108.100 108.100 -0.010 ● AX24A 8,800 10,120.000 2 115.000 115.000 115.000 115.000 0.000 ▼ BV18A 6,500 6,795.750 1 104.550 104.550 104.550 104.550 -0.010 ▲ GC16A 4,000 3,840.000 1 96.000 96.000 96.000 96.000 1.000 ▼ HB18A 2,500 2,637.500 1 105.500 105.500 105.500 105.500 -2.000 ● HP25A 6,400 6,880.000 2 107.500 107.500 107.500 107.500 0.000 ▼ MI17A 15,000 15,000.000 2 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 -0.100 ▲ PT24A 17,600 18,871.360 4 108.000 106.890 106.890 106.900 0.010 Market Summary as at December 29 , 2015 Equity Offi cial List Session State ................................................................... Market Closed Number of trades ............................................................. 85 Volume Traded ................................................................. 3,171,073 Value of € denominated securities .................................... 3,660,289.520 Value of US$ denominated securities ................................ 14,950.000 Value of GBP£ denominated securities .............................. 7,541.800 Current Index ................................................................... 4,416.017 Previous Index ................................................................. 4,426.303 Change in Index (%) ......................................................... -0.232% 6pm Holdings plc ......................... 0.700 1.45% MaltaPost plc ................................. 1.800 0.00% Bank of Valletta plc ....................... 2.345 1.96% Medserv plc .................................. 1.750 0.00% FIMBank plc .................................. 0.670 0.00% Mapfre Middlesea plc .................... 2.300 0.00% GlobalCapital plc .......................... 0.750 0.00% MIDI plc ........................................ 0.364 1.11% GO plc .......................................... 3.000 0.00% Plaza Centres plc ........................... 1.000 0.00% Grand Harbour Marina plc ............. 1.000 0.00% RS2 Software plc ........................... 3.160 0.00% HSBC Bank Malta plc ..................... 1.745 -0.85% Simonds Farsons Cisk plc ............... 6.000 0.00% International Hotel Investments plc 0.760 -1.30% Tigné Mall plc ............................... 0.940 0.00% Island Hotels Group Holdings plc ... 1.101 0.00% Pefaco International plc ................ 2.240 0.00% Lombard Bank Malta plc ............... 2.480 -0.20% Santumas Shareholdings plc ........ 2.000 0.00% Malita Investments plc ................... 0.984 0.00% Malta Properties Company plc ........ 0.500 6.16% Malta International Airport plc ....... 4.000 0.00% MSE Index 12 Business Today Saudi Arabia budget defi cit swells on oil price fall Saudi Arabia's budget deficit soared to $98billion this year as the world's biggest oil exporter counted the cost of falling crude prices. In the first budget under King Salman, the kingdom said revenues reached 608bn riyals ($162bn), down 15% on official expectations. Spending for the year hit 975bn riyals, some 13% more than forecast. To help make up the shortfall, the country's finance ministry said it would cut subsidies for fuel. Petrol prices could in some cases increase by as much as 50%, authorities said, although they will remain low by international standards. Diesel, electricity and water prices will also increase. King Salman said the budget came "in light of the decrease in oil prices, the economic and regional and international financial challenges - where global economic growth has declined from its previous level - and the lack of stability in some of the neighbouring states." Oil prices have plunged from a five-year high of $125 a barrel in March 2012 to just $37.18 now. Saudi Arabia said that oil revenues, which make up 77% of the total revenue figure for 2015, are down 23% compared to last year. It is the largest member of the Opec oil-producing cartel and has refused to cut output in order to raise prices in an attempt to put other producers - mainly US shale oil companies - out of business. Saudi thinks it can withstand low oil prices for longer than US producers, many of which are small, heavily indebted firms. Spending on military and security projects reached 20bn riyals in 2015, Saudi Arabia said, following its intervention in Yemen as well as action against militant group Islamic State. The majority of the increase in overall spending was on salaries to civil and military Saudi employees. Hyatt hotel visitors hit by payments system hack Hotel group Hyatt is warning visitors of a security breach in its customer payment system. The company said it had found malware on the payment processing computers for the hotels it managed. Hyatt's global president of operations Chuck Floyd said that the problem had been fixed, but advised past customers to check bank statements for any unusual activity. "As soon as we discovered the activity, we launched an investigation," he said. The Chicago-based Hyatt group has 627 properties in its portfolio, although it said only the 318 it managed directly were affected by the malware, with franchised hotels unaffected. The company did not say whether the malware had led to any customer information being accessed, but did say it had hired independent cybersecurity experts to help investigate. Hyatt has set up a webpage to communicate updates to its customers. "We have taken steps to strengthen the security of our systems, and customers can feel confident using payment cards at Hyatt hotels worldwide," said Mr Floyd. Hyatt is not the first hotel group to admit it has had to tackle such a cybersecurity breach. The Hilton, Mandarin Oriental, Starwood and Trump Collection hotel groups have also faced security problems with customer payment information in 2015. China Telecom chairman Chang Xiaobing under investigation The chairman of one of China's largest state-owned mobile op- erators, China Telecom, is being investigated by the country's anti- corruption watchdog. Chang Xiaobing is "suspected of serious violation of discipline", according to a statement on the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection website. The executive was reported missing by local media on Sunday. He is the latest in a series of high-profile executives to become embroiled in Beijing's crackdown on corruption. The government's ongoing anti- corruption drive resulted in more than 70 senior officials at state firms being investigated in 2014. Little information was given on the investigation involving Mr Chang, but the statement mentioned his position as the former chairman of the country's second-largest mobile operator China Unicom. The 58-year-old became the chairman at China Telecom in August. Earlier this year, there were reports that the government was considering merging the two telecom giants. Government scrutiny of the top firms in the world's second largest economy has spread beyond state- owned enterprises. Earlier this month, Guo Guangchang, the chairman of one of China's largest private conglomerates Fosun International, was also reported to have gone missing, which eventually led the firm to announce that he was helping with a police investigation. He reappeared in public a few days later. Correspondents say that Beijing's crackdown on corruption is partly about using high profile cases to prove the government is serious about tackling corruption. But many suspect that the downfall of some executives and other investigations can also be attributed to ongoing political infighting and an attempt to pressure high profile figures to toe the party line.