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maltatoday, WEDNESDAY, 24 AUGUST 2016 12 Regular market closed – 23/8/2016 Symbol Code Volume Traded Value Traded Trades High Price Low Price Open Price Close Price Change ▲ BOV 3,202 7,172.48 3 2.240 2.240 2.240 2.240 0.015 ▲ GO 655 2,023.95 2 3.090 3.090 3.090 3.090 0.120 ● MDI 13,700 5,000.50 2 0.365 0.365 0.365 0.365 0.000 ▼ MDS 20,450 33,742.50 3 1.650 1.650 1.650 1.650 -0.050 ● MIA 519 2,205.75 1 4.250 4.250 4.250 4.250 0.000 ▲ PZC 2,300 2,594.00 2 1.130 1.120 1.120 1.130 0.030 ● RS2 22,000 40,700.00 4 1.850 1.850 1.850 1.850 0.000 ● SFC 770 4,896.76 3 6.361 6.350 6.361 6.350 0.000 ▼ G16B 20,299 20,544.62 1 101.210 101.210 101.210 101.210 -0.080 ● G17C 35,000 36,774.50 2 105.070 105.070 105.070 105.070 0.000 ▼ G18A 3,160 3,623.57 1 114.670 114.670 114.670 114.670 -0.080 ▼ G19A 27,342 32,736.58 2 119.730 119.730 119.730 119.730 -0.470 ▼ G19C 250,000 272,775.00 1 109.110 109.110 109.110 109.110 -0.050 ▼ G20A 48,000 57,336.00 2 119.450 119.450 119.450 119.450 -0.020 ▼ G20B 15,000 17,493.00 1 116.620 116.620 116.620 116.620 -0.090 ▼ G20E 50,000 53,940.00 1 107.880 107.880 107.880 107.880 -0.050 ● G21A 119,366 147,994.84 5 124.000 123.950 123.960 123.950 0.000 ▲ G22B 48,300 59,512.93 2 123.260 123.210 123.210 123.260 0.060 ▲ G29A 5,000 7,342.50 1 146.850 146.850 146.850 146.850 0.230 ▲ G29B 55,000 62,168.00 3 113.060 113.000 113.000 113.060 0.290 ▲ G30A 136,600 204,874.56 7 150.000 149.960 149.960 149.960 0.370 ▲ G31A 100,000 151,136.00 9 151.140 151.100 151.100 151.140 0.490 ▲ G34A 25,000 34,090.00 2 136.360 136.360 136.360 136.360 1.260 ▲ G36A 353,700 383,924.27 15 108.660 108.300 108.300 108.510 0.210 ▲ G40A 210,000 243,971.64 7 116.260 116.000 116.000 116.110 0.200 ▲ G41AA 988,300 1,041,445.52 37 105.750 105.000 105.000 105.750 4.000 ● BV30A 7,400 7,326.00 1 99.000 99.000 99.000 99.000 0.000 ● CF26A 20,000 20,700.00 3 103.500 103.500 103.500 103.500 0.000 ▼ IH20A 300 305.25 1 101.750 101.750 101.750 101.750 -0.020 ▼ IH26A 23,200 24,025.90 3 103.650 102.700 102.700 103.650 -0.070 ▲ MD26A 15,500 16,101.88 8 104.000 103.740 103.740 104.000 0.260 ▲ MI20A 5,500 5,610.00 1 102.000 102.000 102.000 102.000 2.000 Market Summary as at August 23, 2016 Equity Official List Session State ................................................................... Market Closed Number of trades ............................................................. 136 Volume Traded ................................................................. 2,625,563 Value of € denominated securities .................................... 3,004,088.50 Value of US$ denominated securities ................................ 0.00 Value of GBP£ denominated securities .............................. 0.00 Current Index ................................................................... 4,441.312 Previous Index ................................................................. 4,423.452 Change in Index (%) ......................................................... 0.404% 6pm Holdings plc .......................... 0.850 0.00% MaltaPost plc ................................ 1.880 0.00% Bank of Valletta plc ........................ 2.225 -0.22% Medserv plc .................................. 1.700 0.00% FIMBank plc ................................. 0.980 0.00% Mapfre Middlesea plc .................... 2.060 0.00% GlobalCapital plc .......................... 0.350 0.00% MIDI plc ........................................ 0.365 0.00% GO plc ........................................... 2.970 0.00% Plaza Centres plc ........................... 1.100 1.85% Grand Harbour Marina plc ............. 0.900 0.00% RS2 Software plc ........................... 1.850 0.00% HSBC Bank Malta plc ..................... 1.560 0.00% Simonds Farsons Cisk plc .............. 6.350 0.00% International Hotel Investments plc 0.620 0.00% Tigné Mall plc ............................... 1.021 0.00% Island Hotels Group Holdings plc .. 1.101 0.00% Pefaco International plc ................. 2.240 0.00% Lombard Bank Malta plc ................ 2.200 0.00% Santumas Shareholdings plc ......... 2.350 0.00% Malita Investments plc .................. 0.851 0.00% Malta Properties Company plc ....... 0.535 0.00% Malta International Airport plc ....... 4.250 0.00% MSE Index Business Today Market Commentary : Monday blues Markets worldwide struggled for direction on Monday. After a posi- tive start to the week, all early gains were reversed, sending markets closing in the red. Energy shares were largely to blame for this de- cline, as a fresh drop in oil prices led markets lower. Meanwhile, the dollar strengthened and investors focused on the prospect of potential interest rate increase. Asian markets were mixed, as traders held onto their horses ahead of a speech from Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen at Jackson Hole on Friday. It was a similar story in Europe, with stocks giving up early gains to end the session lower. On Wall Street, stocks shares the same faith, absorbing an early session crude oil stumble, and following recent remarks from central bank officials. Weakness in oil futures appeared to set the tone for equities in early action. September crude tumbled 2.7% to trade at $47.77 a barrel, with some analysts blaming a rise in the US oil-rig count last week. Meanwhile, Morgan Stanley analysts poured cold water on hopes that major oil producers will freeze production. This wasn't exactly great news for the likes of Royal Dutch Shell and BP, as shares traded 1.84% and 1.48% lower respectively. Pfizer Inc. claimed the pharmaceutical industry's latest big prize Monday, beating out a group of rivals after months of jockeying to buy Medivation Inc. and its blockbuster cancer drug for $14 billion. By acquiring Medivation, Pfizer gets Xtandi, a cancer drug that's already approved for sale in the U.S. and elsewhere, and that analyst's project will generate $1.33 billion in annual sales by 2020. Shares of Pfizer rose slightly, while Medivation sailed 19.8% higher. Staying in the industry, shares of drugmaker Valeant Pharmaceuticsls International rose 7% after the company confirmed it has hired a new chief financial officer. In other company news, ChemChina said on Monday that a US national-security regulator has cleared its planned $43 billion acquisition of Swiss seed company Syngenta. Syngenta shares drove to the top of the Stoxx 600 on this news, jumping 10.6%. Markets have recently moved in tandem with comments from Federal Reserve officials, reflecting investors' uncertainty over the timing and rationale behind the bank's next move. Corporate earnings season is winding down, with 96% of companies in the S&P 500 having reported, according to FactSet. It will be the fifth straight quarter that earnings have declined from a year earlier. Investors are searching for things to trade off of but are remaining cautious ahead of Janet Yellen's speech on Friday to see if they can read anything between the lines. This article was issued by Rebecca Naudi, Trader at Calamatta Cuschieri. For more information visit, www.cc.com.mt . The information, views and opinions provided in this article are 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 website. Bill Gates now worth $90 billion The net worth of the world's rich- est person, Bill Gates, hit $90 bil- lion on Friday, fuelled by gains in public holdings including Cana- dian National Railway Company and Ecolab Inc. The Microsoft owner's fortune is now $13.5 billion bigger than that of the world's second- wealthiest person, Spanish retail mogul Amancio Ortega. Forbes, which also tracks billionaires' wealth, estimates Gates' net worth at a more modest $78.7 billion. Forbes also says that Gates' net worth briefly topped $100 billion back in 1999, back before the federal antitrust case decision against Microsoft that year and the bursting of the tech bubble in early 2000. But according to Bloomberg, Gates' net worth is up $6.2 billion so far this year, but that's only the fourth biggest gain among billionaires on the index. Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has enjoyed an $8.9 billion jump in his net worth, while Harold Hamm, CEO of shale oil producer Continental Resources, has seen his net worth more than double. Hamm's fortune gained $7 billion, lifting his net worth to $13 billion. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos' net worth rose $6.5 billion this year. He is now virtually tied with Warren Buffett for third place on the ranking of world's richest men. Bill Gates