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maltatoday, WEDNESDAY, 6 JANUARY 2016 12 Regular market closed – 5/1/2016 Symbol Code Volume Traded Value Traded Trades High Price Low Price Open Price Close Price Change ▲ BOV 43,609 103,575.390 9 2.385 2.375 2.375 2.375 0.005 ▲ GO 22,267 67,282.340 8 3.050 3.020 3.020 3.050 0.030 ▲ HSB 7,782 13,979.280 4 1.800 1.795 1.795 1.800 0.020 ● MIA 1,120 4,480.000 2 4.000 4.000 4.000 4.000 0.000 ● MLT 54,818 52,077.100 3 0.950 0.950 0.950 0.950 0.000 ● MPC 45,321 23,756.450 5 0.530 0.520 0.520 0.520 0.000 ▲ TML 76,000 72,155.000 5 0.950 0.945 0.945 0.950 0.010 ▼ G16A 6,989 7,088.240 1 101.420 101.420 101.420 101.420 -0.020 ▼ G16B 27,953 29,135.410 1 104.230 104.230 104.230 104.230 -0.180 ▲ G21A 44,189 54,825.290 3 124.070 124.070 124.070 124.070 0.040 ▲ G28A 22,000 29,616.000 2 134.760 134.500 134.500 134.760 0.860 ▲ G28B 23,100 30,367.260 2 131.460 131.460 131.460 131.460 0.200 ▲ G29BA 7,000 7,400.400 1 105.720 105.720 105.720 105.720 0.130 ▲ G30A 60,000 84,908.000 3 141.700 141.500 141.500 141.700 0.180 ▲ G31A 22,000 31,198.000 3 141.900 141.700 141.700 141.900 0.140 ▲ G32A 23,500 31,682.700 3 134.820 134.820 134.820 134.820 0.090 ▲ G32B 6,500 8,580.000 1 132.000 132.000 132.000 132.000 0.030 ▼ G34A 70,000 88,564.000 3 126.520 126.520 126.520 126.520 -0.040 ▼ G40A 16,000 17,185.600 3 107.410 107.410 107.410 107.410 -0.080 ● BV19A 4,000 4,280.000 1 107.000 107.000 107.000 107.000 0.000 ▲ BV19B 5,000 5,195.500 2 103.910 103.910 103.910 103.910 0.060 ● BV20A 11,900 12,738.950 2 107.050 107.050 107.050 107.050 0.000 ▼ BV30A 25,000 25,000.000 1 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 -4.500 ▼ BV30B 12,000 12,000.000 1 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 -3.990 ● CB25A 4,000 4,080.000 1 102.000 102.000 102.000 102.000 0.000 ▼ CF19A 6,900 7,172.670 2 103.960 103.950 103.950 103.960 -0.030 ● GC16A 2,000 1,920.000 1 96.000 96.000 96.000 96.000 0.000 ▲ HM24A 10,000 10,703.000 2 107.500 107.000 107.000 107.500 0.500 ▼ HP25A 7,600 8,139.600 2 107.100 107.100 107.100 107.100 -0.400 ● IG24A 7,300 7,920.500 1 108.500 108.500 108.500 108.500 0.000 ● IH25A 6,700 7,135.500 1 106.500 106.500 106.500 106.500 0.000 ▼ MI21A 4,000 3,940.000 1 98.500 98.500 98.500 98.500 -0.500 Market Summary as at January 5 , 2016 Equity Offi cial List Session State ................................................................... Market Closed Number of trades ............................................................. 80 Volume Traded ................................................................. 686,548 Value of € denominated securities .................................... 868,082.180 Value of US$ denominated securities ................................ 0.000 Value of GBP£ denominated securities .............................. 0.000 Current Index ................................................................... 4,463.742 Previous Index ................................................................. 4,449.767 Change in Index (%) ......................................................... 0.314% 6pm Holdings plc ......................... 0.700 0.00% MaltaPost plc ................................ 1.940 0.00% Bank of Valletta plc ....................... 2.375 0.21% Medserv plc .................................. 1.750 0.00% FIMBank plc ................................. 0.660 0.00% Mapfre Middlesea plc .................... 2.300 0.00% GlobalCapital plc .......................... 0.750 0.00% MIDI plc ........................................ 0.365 0.00% GO plc .......................................... 3.050 0.99% 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 ..................... 1.800 1.12% Simonds Farsons Cisk plc .............. 6.000 0.00% International Hotel Investments plc 0.750 0.00% Tigné Mall plc ................................ 0.950 1.06% Island Hotels Group Holdings plc .. 1.101 0.00% Pefaco International plc ................. 2.240 0.00% Lombard Bank Malta plc ............... 2.485 0.00% Santumas Shareholdings plc ........ 2.000 0.00% Malita Investments plc .................. 0.950 0.00% Malta Properties Company plc ....... 0.520 0.00% Malta International Airport plc ....... 4.000 0.00% MSE Index Business Today Money Market Report for the week ending January 1, 2016 ECB Monetary Operations On Monday, December 28, the European Central Bank (ECB) announced its weekly main refinancing operation (MRO). The operation was conducted on Tuesday, December 29, and attracted bids from euro area eligible counterparties of €88.98 billion, €16.07 billion higher than the bid amount of the previous week. The amount was allotted in full at a fixed rate equivalent to the prevailing MRO rate of 0.05%, in accordance with current ECB policy. Domestic Treasury Bill Market In the domestic primary market for Treasury bills, the Treasury invited tenders for 92-day and 273-day bills maturing on April 1 and September 29, 2016, respectively. Bids of €50.00 million were submitted for the 92-day bills, with the Treasury accepting €13.00 million, while bids of €45.00 million were submitted for the 273-day bills, with the Treasury accepting €9.00 million. Since €37.00 million worth of bills matured during the week, the outstanding balance of Treasury bills decreased by €15.00 million, to stand at €222.05 million. The yield from the 92-day bill auction was -0.102%, down by 0.9 basis point from bids with a similar tenor issued on December 17, 2015, representing a bid price of 100.0261 per 100 nominal. The yield from the 273-day bill auction was -0.100%, up by 1.0 basis point from bids with a similar tenor issued on December 17, 2015, representing a bid price of 100.0759 per 100 nominal. During the week under review, there was no trading on the Malta Stock Exchange. On Tuesday the Treasury invited tenders for 91-day and 182-day bills maturing on April 7 and July 7, 2016, respectively. Gun sales in the US rise ahead of new gun control measures Sales of guns in the US are rising, just as President Barack Obama unveils control measures de- signed to limit the availability of weapons. Shares in gun makers Smith & Wesson and Sturm Ruger jumped on news of strong sales in the final months of last year. On Monday, Smith & Wesson raised its sales estimate, saying the market was "stronger than originally anticipated". The number of background checks on potential buyers - a guide to future sales - has also risen. The National Instant Criminal Background Check System said that checks were up by about 38% last month compared with December 2014. Smith & Wesson's trading update said that for the three months ending 31 January it expected sales to be about $175m-$180m. Earlier guidance put the likely figure at between $150m and $155m. The company said that "the sell- through rate of its products at distribution has been stronger than originally anticipated, resulting in reduced distributor inventories of its firearms". That means guns are being bought faster than Smith & Wesson can supply them. The firm said its net profit was $14.2million for the period, compared with $5.2million for the same period last year. In December, the company reported that profits had nearly tripled for the three months to October. On Monday, the White House unveiled proposals for gun control measures that require more sellers to get licences and more gun buyers to undergo background checks. The US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives will require that people who sell guns at stores, at gun shows or over the internet be licensed and conduct checks, The bureau is also finalising a rule requiring background checks for buyers of dangerous weapons from a trust, corporation or other legal entity as well. VW shares plummet after US justice department fi les lawsuit FRShares in Volkswagen fell after the US Justice Department sued the German automaker over emissions- cheating software fitted to diesel vehicles. Volkswagen's shares slumped 3.1% to €122.45 in Frankfurt trading on Tuesday morning – easily the worst performer on the DAX index, which was 0.4% higher overall. The Justice Department's move on Monday potentially exposes the company to billions in fines for clean air violations. US files civil lawsuit against Volkswagen for violating clean air laws Read more Volkswagen set aside €6.7bn to deal with the costs of recalling and fixing cars after the scandal erupted in September, but the ultimate costs to the company are expected to be considerably higher. A number of private class-action lawsuits filed by angry VW owners is also pending. After the regulator uncovered the scandal in September, VW admitted installing the software, which was designed to trick regulators into believing its cars were less polluting than they really were by producing low emissions only when undergoing official tests, in more than 11m vehicles across the world. The allegations in the lawsuit, brought on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), carry penalties that could cost Volkswagen more than $30,000 per vehicle, which could total as much as $18bn. The emissions scandal has already wiped tens of billions of euros off VW's share price, and analysts have warned that the total cost of the scandal could be as high as €78bn, which would be 60% more than the Deepwater Horizon disaster cost BP.