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maltatoday, WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016 12 Regular market closed – 17/5/2016 Symbol Code Volume Traded Value Traded Trades High Price Low Price Open Price Close Price Change ▼ BOV 22,370 50,190.00 6 2.248 2.240 2.248 2.240 -0.008 ▼ GO 20,862 74,237.15 5 3.600 3.550 3.600 3.550 -0.020 ▲ HSB 236 382.32 1 1.620 1.620 1.620 1.620 0.020 ▼ IHI 30,000 18,900.00 3 0.630 0.630 0.630 0.630 -0.010 ▲ MDI 29,550 11,465.50 3 0.390 0.380 0.380 0.390 0.001 ▼ MDS 2,760 4,958.00 2 1.800 1.795 1.795 1.800 -0.010 ▲ MIA 10,215 44,539.34 5 4.369 4.360 4.369 4.360 0.020 ● MLT 10,000 9,000.00 1 0.900 0.900 0.900 0.900 0.000 ● MMS 1,494 3,286.80 1 2.200 2.200 2.200 2.200 0.000 ▲ MPC 42,000 23,520.00 6 0.560 0.560 0.560 0.560 0.015 ▼ RS2 127,875 484,141.93 13 3.798 3.785 3.798 3.789 -0.010 ● SFC 5,175 33,072.00 3 6.400 6.390 6.390 6.400 0.000 ● TML 60,000 63,600.00 4 1.060 1.060 1.060 1.060 0.000 ▼ G17C 3,000 3,186.30 1 106.210 106.210 106.210 106.210 -0.010 ▼ G19A 26,789 32,484.34 2 121.260 121.260 121.260 121.260 -0.020 ▼ G20E 27,500 29,576.25 4 107.550 107.550 107.550 107.550 -0.010 ● G21A 26,800 33,191.80 3 123.850 123.850 123.850 123.850 0.000 ▼ G22B 35,000 42,801.50 3 122.290 122.290 122.290 122.290 -0.030 ▲ G24A 45,700 54,122.51 6 118.430 118.430 118.430 118.430 0.050 ▲ G28A 15,000 20,536.50 1 136.910 136.910 136.910 136.910 0.290 ▼ G28B 7,500 10,011.75 1 133.490 133.490 133.490 133.490 -0.100 ▼ G29A 2,000 2,831.60 1 141.580 141.580 141.580 141.580 -0.110 ▲ G29B 20,000 21,700.00 1 108.500 108.500 108.500 108.500 0.150 ▲ G30A 13,400 19,377.74 3 144.610 144.610 144.610 144.610 0.300 ▼ G31A 20,000 29,076.00 1 145.380 145.380 145.380 145.380 -0.070 ▲ G32B 10,000 13,619.00 1 136.190 136.190 136.190 136.190 0.140 ▼ G33A 21,000 28,230.40 4 134.440 134.240 134.440 134.240 -0.050 ▲ G34A 19,000 25,009.70 2 131.630 131.630 131.630 131.630 0.020 ▼ G40A 362,800 400,244.56 15 110.470 110.270 110.270 110.270 -0.020 ● BV19A 3,000 3,181.80 2 106.060 106.060 106.060 106.060 0.000 ▲ BV20A 29,600 31,084.96 5 105.020 105.010 105.010 105.020 0.020 ▼ BV30B 30,000 29,860.00 4 99.600 99.500 99.500 99.600 -0.090 ▼ CF26A 10,000 10,400.00 2 104.000 104.000 104.000 104.000 -1.000 ▲ HB18A 2,100 2,231.46 1 106.260 106.260 106.260 106.260 0.050 ▼ IB25A 8,000 8,792.00 1 109.900 109.900 109.900 109.900 -0.040 ▲ IG24A 10,000 11,443.20 3 114.900 114.000 114.000 114.900 3.890 ● IH20A 1,500 1,560.00 1 104.000 104.000 104.000 104.000 0.000 ● IH21A 3,400 3,692.40 1 108.600 108.600 108.600 108.600 0.000 ● IH25A 700 766.85 2 109.550 109.550 109.550 109.550 0.000 ● MB19A 45,000 49,792.50 1 110.650 110.650 110.650 110.650 0.000 ▼ MD18A 2,500 2,565.00 2 102.600 102.600 102.600 102.600 -7.390 ▼ MI17B 17,600 17,598.24 2 99.990 99.990 99.990 99.990 -0.510 ▼ PC20A 3,500 3,622.50 1 103.500 103.500 103.500 103.500 -0.500 ▲ PT24A 50,000 54,005.00 2 108.010 108.010 108.010 108.010 0.010 Market Summary as at May 17, 2016 Equity Official List Session State ................................................................... Market Closed Number of trades ............................................................. 132 Volume Traded ................................................................. 1,234,926 Value of € denominated securities .................................... 1,800,290.66 Value of US$ denominated securities ................................ 0.00 Value of GBP£ denominated securities .............................. 17,598.24 Current Index ................................................................... 4,567.887 Previous Index ................................................................. 4,569.830 Change in Index (%) ......................................................... -0.043% 6pm Holdings plc ......................... 0.950 0.00% MaltaPost plc ................................. 1.920 0.00% Bank of Valletta plc ....................... 2.248 0.36% Medserv plc .................................. 1.810 0.84% FIMBank plc ................................. 0.850 0.00% Mapfre Middlesea plc .................... 2.200 -1.79% GlobalCapital plc ........................... 0.450 0.00% MIDI plc ........................................ 0.389 2.37% GO plc .......................................... 3.570 0.56% Plaza Centres plc ........................... 1.080 0.00% Grand Harbour Marina plc ............. 0.900 0.00% RS2 Software plc ........................... 3.799 0.26% HSBC Bank Malta plc ..................... 1.600 0.00% Simonds Farsons Cisk plc .............. 6.400 1.59% International Hotel Investments plc 0.640 0.00% Tigné Mall plc ................................ 1.060 0.00% Island Hotels Group Holdings plc ... 1.101 0.00% Pefaco International plc ................ 2.240 0.00% Lombard Bank Malta plc ............... 2.130 0.00% Santumas Shareholdings plc ........ 2.380 0.00% Malita Investments plc .................. 0.900 0.00% Malta Properties Company plc ....... 0.545 0.37% Malta International Airport plc ....... 4.340 -0.69% MSE Index Business Today Market Commentary: Buffet believes in Apple Doubts on the stability of Chi- na's economy resurfaced over the weekend, when data emerged showing investment, factory out- put and retail sales in the coun- try grew slower than expected in April. This news had little effect on Asian markets, however, as stocks finished mostly up during Mon- day's session. European markets spent the majority of the session in the red, but were later able to erase early losses to end the session trad- ing in positive territory. Wall Street shrugged off this news though, as a fresh surge in oil prices helped lift stocks higher on Monday. Gains in Europe came off the back of a rise in metal prices, with miners leading the charge north, after China's central bank reassured markets it would continue to support economic growth. Shares of platinum producer Anglo American climbed 5.43% and iron ore heavyweight BHP Billiton picked up 2.09%. After a round of disappointing data releases over the weekend, the central bank sought to calm fears by pledging to continue its accommodative monetary policy. Oil prices enjoyed a day in the green and fuelled gains in energy shares. Brent crude traded above $49 a barrel after Goldman Sachs said the oversupplied oil market has likely shifted to a deficit and lifted its price forecast for the year. This news was music to the ears of oil producers. Tullow Oil, BP and Royal Dutch Shell all enjoyed gains of over 2%. The pharmaceutical sector enjoyed a positive day thanks to news of a new acquisition. Drug giant Pfizer announced on Monday that it has come to an agreement to acquire Anacor Pharmaceuticals in an all-cash deal worth about $4.5 billion. This news sent Anacor shares up 54% during the trading session, to trade at $98.55. Pfizer's shares also rose, to trade at $33.29. Gannett Co, which owns USA Today and more than 100 other local news properties nationwide, said on Monday that it has raised its offer to buy Tribune Publishing for $15 per share to a proposed value of about $475 million. This offer comes two weeks after Tribune's board rejected a lower bid of $12.25 per share. Shares of Tribune Publishing rose 23% in pre-market trading on Monday to $14.10. Shares in Gannett were also up 2%, trading at $15.94. But the big news of the day came from Warren Buffett. The chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway has revealed a new $1 billion stake in technology giant Apple in the first quarter, a move that comes as the technology giant's shares have been battered amid a slowdown in iPhone sales. The legendary investor's firm reported owning 9.81 million Apple shares as of March 31, valued at roughly $1.07 billion. Berkshire Hathaway's investment in Apple, which was the firm's only new position taken in the quarter, follows the exits of other well- known investors, Carl Icahn and David Tepper, who both dumped their Apple holdings recently. Apple shares were up a healthy 3.46% during Monday's session. It remains to be seen how big of a hit the iPhone 7 will be, but there is no question that Apple's sales are still huge, despite the apparent failure of the Apple Watch. This article was issued by Rebecca Naudi, Trader at Calamatta Cuschieri. For more information visit, www.cc.com.mt. The information, view and opinions provided in this article is being provided solely for educational and informational purposes and should not be construed as investment advice, advice concerning particular investments or investment decisions, or tax or legal advice. Calamatta Cuschieri Investment Services Ltd. has not verified and consequently neither warrants the accuracy nor the veracity of any information, views or opinions appearing on this newspaper. HSBC Malta recently announced the introduction of the Global Transfers feature on their Mobile Banking app. Now, the Bank's Premier and Ad- vance customers can make transfers between their international HSBC accounts using their smartphones and iPads whilst on the go, anytime and anywhere. The Global Transfers feature is fast and secure and allows Premier and Advance customers to transfer large amounts between eligible HSBC accounts. This feature was, to date, only available on HSBC Malta's free Personal Internet Banking service. The HSBC Mobile app was launched in July 2014 and since then, HSBC Malta released a number of upgrades to make it more user friendly, whilst introducing new functionality, such as the Global View feature which was introduced in 2015, and packs the power of HSBC's suite of internet banking features. The app went on to reach the 15,000 download mark in under four months of launch and remains one of the leading downloaded apps in Malta in its category. HSBC Malta Head of Retail Banking and Wealth Management Daniel Robinson said: "Since its launch, the use of the HSBC mobile app has grown dramatically with 22% of the total logons to access online banking being made via the mobile app. When compared to the same period last year, the Bank saw an increase of 73% in transfers made using the app whilst the number of bill payments increased by 18%. We are constantly upgrading our systems to make online banking more convenient for our customers." The free HSBC Mobile Banking app allows customers to logon without using the HSBC security device and perform a variety of banking transactions 24/7 wherever they may be. It is available to download from the Apple Store for iPhone® and iPad® and Google Play for Android™ smartphones. Global transfers now available on HSBC mobile banking app