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maltatoday, WEDNESDAY, 8 MARCH 2017 12 Regular market closed –07/03/2017 Symbol Code Volume Traded Value Traded Trades High Price Low Price Open Price Close Price Change s BOV 7,706 16,945.20 5 2.200 2.192 2.200 2.200 0.010 l GCL 10,000 3,950.00 1 0.395 0.395 0.395 0.395 0.000 t GO 12,300 43,157.58 6 3.540 3.500 3.500 3.540 -0.029 l HSB 27,468 57,142.68 11 2.081 2.080 2.081 2.080 0.000 s IHI 1,646 1,046.86 2 0.636 0.636 0.636 0.636 0.006 l MDI 2,900 1,009.20 1 0.348 0.348 0.348 0.348 0.000 s MDS 4,300 7,090.70 1 1.649 1.649 1.649 1.649 0.019 t MIA 15,432 64,160.57 9 4.200 4.150 4.200 4.150 -0.050 t MPC 13,651 7,468.06 3 0.548 0.540 0.548 0.540 -0.009 s RS2 9,970 16,564.96 5 1.669 1.660 1.660 1.669 0.018 l SFC 3,779 27,208.80 2 7.200 7.200 7.200 7.200 0.000 t TML 9,300 10,230.00 2 1.100 1.100 1.100 1.100 -0.029 t G17C 1,032,000 1,059,651.20 7 102.680 102.660 102.680 102.660 -0.020 t G17D 1,000,000 1,016,400.00 3 101.640 101.640 101.640 101.640 -0.030 t G20A 2,000 2,337.40 1 116.870 116.870 116.870 116.870 -0.110 t G20B 50,000 57,195.00 3 114.390 114.390 114.390 114.390 -0.090 t G21A 88,504 107,488.11 6 121.450 121.450 121.450 121.450 -0.050 t G22A 30,749 38,571.55 4 125.440 125.440 125.440 125.440 -0.270 t G22B 42,500 51,212.50 3 120.500 120.500 120.500 120.500 -0.480 t G28B 21,000 27,405.00 1 130.500 130.500 130.500 130.500 -0.340 t G29A 5,000 6,917.00 1 138.340 138.340 138.340 138.340 -0.400 s G29B 26,000 27,938.00 2 107.500 107.300 107.300 107.500 0.200 t G30A 12,000 16,936.80 1 141.140 141.140 141.140 141.140 -0.820 t G31A 7,000 9,950.50 1 142.150 142.150 142.150 142.150 -0.530 t G32B 53,000 70,707.30 2 133.410 133.410 133.410 133.410 -0.590 t G34A 35,000 45,339.00 2 129.540 129.540 129.540 129.540 -0.640 t G36A 20,000 20,620.00 1 103.100 103.100 103.100 103.100 -0.380 t G39A 20,600 20,270.40 5 98.400 98.400 98.400 98.400 -0.100 t G40A 49,300 54,525.80 4 110.600 110.600 110.600 110.600 -0.880 t G41A 86,100 85,983.33 5 100.020 99.830 100.020 99.830 -0.320 l GP23A 43,000 43,645.00 6 101.500 101.500 101.500 101.500 0.000 l HM24A 10,000 10,500.00 3 105.000 105.000 105.000 105.000 0.000 t IH25A 4,800 5,059.20 2 105.400 105.400 105.400 105.400 -2.340 l IH26A 1,600 1,638.40 1 102.400 102.400 102.400 102.400 0.000 l MF24A 12,200 12,993.00 1 106.500 106.500 106.500 106.500 0.000 t PT24A 5,000 5,190.00 1 103.800 103.800 103.800 103.800 -0.040 Market Summary as at March 7, 2017 Equity Official List Session State ................................................................... Market Closed Number of trades ............................................................. 114 Volume Traded ................................................................. 2,775,805 Value of € denominated securities .................................... 3,054,449.100 Value of US$ denominated securities ................................ 0.00 Value of GBP£ denominated securities .............................. 0.00 Current Index ................................................................... - Previous Index ................................................................. - Change in Index (%) ......................................................... - Bank of Valletta plc ........................ 2.200 0.46% Medserv plc .................................. 1.649 1.17% FIMBank plc .................................. 0.900 0.00% Mapfre Middlesea plc .................... 2.230 0.00% GlobalCapital plc ........................... 0.395 0.00% MIDI plc ........................................ 0.348 0.00% GO plc ........................................... 3.540 -0.81% Plaza Centres plc ........................... 1.090 0.00% Grand Harbour Marina plc ............. 0.899 0.00% RS2 Software plc............................ 1.669 1.09% HSBC Bank Malta plc ..................... 2.080 0.00% Simonds Farsons Cisk plc ............... 7.200 0.00% International Hotel Investments plc 0.636 0.95% Tigné Mall plc ................................ 1.100 -2.57% Lombard Bank Malta plc ................ 2.390 0.00% Pefaco International plc ................. 2.240 0.00% Malita Investments plc ................... 0.770 0.00% Santumas Shareholdings plc ......... 1.650 0.00% Malta International Airport plc ....... 4.150 -1.19% Malta Properties Company plc ........ 0.540 -1.64% MaltaPost plc ................................. 2.000 0.00% MSE Index Business Today RSM honours Maltese finalists for European Business Awards RSM has honoured 11 Maltese com- panies who have reached the final round of the European Business Awards. The Maltese companies par- ticipating in the European Business Awards are: CloudLabs Ltd, Exigy Ltd, AquaBioTech Group, Business Leaders (Malta) Ltd, CasaSoft Ltd, WasteServ Malta Limited, AirX, Hal- Mann Vella Group p.l.c., NetRefer, OzoGroup of Companies, and STM Malta Trust & Company Manage- ment Limited. A networking event was recently organised by RSM at their new offices in Żebbuġ. The event served as a platform to exchange views on the challenges and opportunities faced by the different economic sectors represented by the 11 Maltese companies. NetRefer and AirX were both given a special tribute for being awarded the coveted Ruban d'Honneur to acknowledge the companies' customer focus and entrepreneurial efforts respectively. The European Business Awards was set up to support the development of a stronger and more successful business community throughout Europe. This year it engaged with more than 33,000 businesses at entry stage. Lead sponsor RSM, a provider of audit, tax and consulting services to middle market businesses globally, has supported the European Business Awards since its inception. Last year the public vote generated over 227,000 votes from across the globe. During the networking event, RSM managing partner Maria Micallef, said: "It is great to see so many excellent entities from Malta at this stage in the competition. It is important that we support our local businesses and as a firm, we are happy to enable Malta's best-in-class to showcase their success on one of the largest European recognition platforms. "All finalists will be gaining visibility, credibility and recognition for their hard work. The strength and competitiveness of this year's entries in addition to the rigorous evaluation process to select the national champions should be a reason for each finalist to take great pride in their achievement. RSM Malta will continue to work hard to become the natural service provider of choice for enterprises with an ambition to grow locally and internationally. Our highly skilled team can help these companies move forward with confidence." All finalists have showcased their unique business stories online at www.businessawardseurope.com and they are now competing against each other for the coveted title of 'National Public Champion', chosen by popular vote. Immediately after the National Public Champions are announced, a second and final public vote will begin as the final companies compete against each other to decide one overall European Public Champion. Separately, the Awards' independent judges will review the videos and select 110 category finalists who will then go on to the Gala Final in May 2017 where the final winners, as well as the European Public Champion, will be announced. RSM is the sixth largest network of independent audit, tax and consulting firms, encompassing over 120 countries, 793 offices and more than 41,200 people internationally. The network's total fee income is US$4.8 billion. European Business Awards finalists attending the networking event held by RSM at the new Malta offices Brazil's recession worst on record Brazil's gross domestic product contracted by 3.6% in 2016 it was revealed yesterday, con- firming the country's worst recession on record after a larger-than-expected drop in the fourth quarter. Brazil's economy shrank 0.9% in the fourth quarter versus the third after seasonal adjustments, following a 0.7% drop in the previous three months. The Brazilian economy is now 8% smaller than it was in December 2014. The country has been hard hit by the fall in commodity prices and an internal political crisis that has undermined investor confidence. However, analysts believe the economy should start to pick up from here. The two-year slump has seen the number of unemployed rise by 76% to more than 12.9 million, a rate of 12.6%. Brazil was once one of the fastest-growing economies in the world, the 'B' in the Brics group of nations regarded by many investors as having the world's best growth potential. Its key exports – including oil, soy and metals – were in hot demand. But as growth in the biggest element of that grouping, China, began to slow so did demand for commodities and their prices. Another drag factor has been corruption, which has engulfed Brazilian society at the highest levels, seeing off its President, Dilma Rousseff for illegally manipulating government accounts, and involving some of the country's biggest and best-known companies.