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maltatoday, WEDNESDAY, 5 APRIL 2017 12 Regular market closed –04/04/2017 Symbol Code Volume Traded Value Traded Trades High Price Low Price Open Price Close Price Change ● BOV 16,474 36,313.62 8 2.205 2.200 2.205 2.205 0.000 ▼ FIM 61,352 49,096.60 5 0.801 0.800 0.800 0.800 -0.050 ▼ LOM 4,955 12,139.75 2 2.450 2.450 2.450 2.450 -0.030 ▼ MDI 21,500 6,880.00 3 0.320 0.320 0.320 0.320 -0.010 ● MDS 6,000 9,106.50 2 1.520 1.515 1.520 1.515 0.000 ▼ MIA 3,350 14,036.50 2 4.190 4.190 4.190 4.190 -0.049 ● MLT 4,000 3,000.00 1 0.750 0.750 0.750 0.750 0.000 ▲ MPC 28,200 15,425.40 2 0.547 0.547 0.547 0.547 0.007 ▲ MTP 2,232 4,464.00 1 2.000 2.000 2.000 2.000 0.019 ▼ G20E 10,000 10,700.00 1 107.000 107.000 107.000 107.000 -0.020 ▲ G21A 68,073 82,373.23 4 121.060 121.000 121.000 121.000 0.130 ▼ G22A 10,000 12,500.00 1 125.000 125.000 125.000 125.000 -0.050 ▲ G22B 10,000 12,030.00 1 120.300 120.300 120.300 120.300 0.320 ▲ G23A 9,318 12,154.40 1 130.440 130.440 130.440 130.440 0.270 ▲ G28A 35,000 46,858.00 2 133.880 133.880 133.880 133.880 1.090 ▼ G28B 4,000 5,236.80 1 130.920 130.920 130.920 130.920 -0.110 ▲ G29B 754,000 810,035.20 5 107.440 107.120 107.120 107.440 0.370 ● G30A 30,000 42,442.00 4 141.590 141.240 141.590 141.240 0.000 ▲ G32A 50,000 68,505.00 1 137.010 137.010 137.010 137.010 0.420 ▲ G32B 83,000 111,180.20 3 134.140 133.750 133.750 134.140 0.650 ▲ G33A 101,000 134,185.00 3 132.900 132.500 132.500 132.900 0.540 ▲ G34A 176,500 230,092.40 5 130.400 130.340 130.350 130.340 0.420 ▲ G35AA 20,500 20,805.40 5 101.500 101.440 101.440 101.500 0.180 ▲ G36A 3,373,400 3,507,340.88 33 104.060 103.500 103.500 103.650 0.400 ▲ G39A 307,600 296,448.83 10 96.430 96.000 96.000 96.310 0.580 ▲ G40A 176,100 196,032.65 10 111.630 110.860 110.860 111.630 0.920 ▲ G41A 143,000 142,789.55 11 100.000 99.000 99.000 99.790 0.290 ● 6PM25 3,000 3,195.00 1 106.500 106.500 106.500 106.500 0.000 ● AX24A 8,600 9,545.20 2 111.000 110.990 110.990 111.000 0.000 ▼ BV18A 21,000 21,921.00 2 104.400 104.380 104.380 104.400 -0.100 ● BV19A 8,200 8,499.30 1 103.650 103.650 103.650 103.650 0.000 ● BV19B 15,000 15,600.00 2 104.000 104.000 104.000 104.000 0.000 ● BV20A 41,700 43,555.65 2 104.450 104.450 104.450 104.450 0.000 ▲ BV30A 90,000 88,714.00 5 99.000 97.990 97.990 99.000 1.020 ▲ GP23A 175,500 179,043.00 10 102.350 101.790 101.790 102.350 0.850 ● HB18A 6,000 6,348.00 1 105.800 105.800 105.800 105.800 0.000 ● HM24A 4,700 4,888.00 2 104.000 104.000 104.000 104.000 0.000 ● HP25A 6,400 6,604.10 2 103.200 103.150 103.200 103.150 0.000 ▲ IH21A 32,700 35,857.15 5 111.000 108.750 108.750 111.000 1.000 ▲ IH25A 18,900 20,382.00 3 108.000 107.000 107.000 108.000 2.600 ● IH26A 75,700 76,860.00 7 101.950 100.000 101.950 101.500 0.000 ● IH26B 15,000 15,150.00 4 101.000 101.000 101.000 101.000 0.000 ● MB19B 5,000 5,150.00 1 103.000 103.000 103.000 103.000 0.000 ▼ MB24A 10,000 10,305.00 1 103.050 103.050 103.050 103.050 -0.450 ▲ MD26A 3,700 3,702.22 1 100.060 100.060 100.060 100.060 0.010 ● MF24A 36,000 38,076.80 4 105.800 105.760 105.800 105.760 0.000 ● MM26A 17,000 17,680.00 2 104.000 104.000 104.000 104.000 0.000 ● MS26A 16,000 16,720.00 2 104.500 104.500 104.500 104.500 0.000 ▼ PC26A 25,000 25,043.20 5 100.200 100.000 100.200 100.000 -0.200 ▼ PT24A 20,000 20,698.00 2 103.490 103.490 103.490 103.490 -0.110 ▼ SF20A 2,000 2,000.00 1 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 -3.200 ▲ TI24A 9,000 9,720.90 1 108.010 108.010 108.010 108.010 0.010 ● VH24A 15,000 15,000.00 2 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 0.000 Market Summary as at April 04, 2017 Equity Official List Session State ................................................................... Market Closed Number of trades ............................................................. 198 Volume Traded ................................................................. 6,190,654 Value of € denominated securities .................................... 6,538,183.83 Value of US$ denominated securities ................................ 49,096.60 Value of GBP£ denominated securities .............................. 5,150.00 Current Index ................................................................... - Previous Index ................................................................. - Change in Index (%) ......................................................... - Bank of Valletta plc ........................ 2.205 0.00% Medserv plc .................................. 1.515 0.00% FIMBank plc .................................. 0.800 -5.88% Mapfre Middlesea plc .................... 2.190 0.00% GlobalCapital plc ........................... 0.340 0.00% MIDI plc ........................................ 0.320 -3.03% GO plc ........................................... 3.499 0.00% Plaza Centres plc ........................... 1.025 0.00% Grand Harbour Marina plc ............. 0.897 0.00% RS2 Software plc............................ 1.620 0.00% HSBC Bank Malta plc ..................... 2.080 0.00% Simonds Farsons Cisk plc ............... 7.200 0.00% International Hotel Investments plc 0.640 0.00% Tigné Mall plc ................................ 1.062 0.00% Lombard Bank Malta plc ................ 2.450 -1.21% Pefaco International plc ................. 2.240 0.00% Malita Investments plc ................... 0.750 0.00% Santumas Shareholdings plc ......... 1.700 0.00% Malta International Airport plc ....... 4.190 -1.16% Malta Properties Company plc ........ 0.547 1.30% MaltaPost plc ................................. 2.000 0.96% MSE Index Business Today Money Market Report for the week ending March 31, 2017 ECB Monetary Operations On March 27, 2017, the European Central Bank (ECB) announced its weekly main refinancing operation (MRO). The operation was conducted on March 28, 2017, and attracted bids from euro area eligible counterparties of €14.76 billion, €17.93 billion lower 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 0.00%, in accordance with current ECB policy. On March 29, 2017, the ECB conducted a three-month, longer-term refinancing operation to be settled as a fixed rate tender procedure with full allotment, with the rate fixed at the average rate of the MROs over the life of the operation. The operation attracted bids of €1.31 billion from euro area eligible counterparties. The amount was allotted in full in accordance with current ECB policy. Also on March 29, 2017, the ECB conducted a seven-day US dollar funding operation through collateralised lending in conjunction with the US Federal Reserve. This operation attracted bids of $4.53 billion, which was allotted in full at a fixed rate of 1.36%. Domestic Treasury Bill Market In the domestic primary market for Treasury bills, the Treasury invited tenders for 274-day bills for settlement value March 30, 2017, maturing on December 29, 2017. Bids of €30.00 million were submitted, with the Treasury accepting €3.00 million. Since €5.00 million worth of bills matured during the week, the outstanding balance of Treasury bills decreased by €2.00 million, to stand at €225.20 million. The yield from the 274-day bill auction was -0.230%, up by 15.7 basis points from bids with a similar tenor issued on February 9, 2017, representing a bid price of €100.1754 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 July 6, and October 5, 2017, respectively. 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