Regular trading of shares in January jumped 63 percent

January was marked by a total turnover increase of 31.2 percent on the Zagreb Stock Exchange, with regular trading of shares rising by as much as 63.4 percent, and stock indices also strengthened.

Crobex increased by 8.5 percent at the end of January compared to the end of December, reaching 1,887.81 points, while Crobex10 rose by nine percent to 1,059.14 points. The total turnover of the Exchange amounted to 429.6 million kuna, of which regular trading of shares accounted for 314.1 million kuna.

The most traded share in December, with a turnover of 50.9 million kuna, was the HT share, whose price increased by 9.6 percent last month to 216.05 kuna.

Following with a turnover of 25 million kuna was the Petrokemija share, which saw its price rise by 8.3 percent to 236.71 kuna.

Shares of Valamar Adria Holding were sold for 17.7 million kuna in January, with their price increasing by 18.8 percent to 129.50 kuna.

AD Plastika shares achieved a turnover of 17.6 million kuna in January, and on a monthly basis, their price rose by 11.5 percent to 119.01 kuna. The preferred shares of Adris Group were traded for 15.8 million kuna in January, with their price increasing by 15.4 percent to 286.11 kuna.

On the list of the ten most traded shares, there are also Ledo shares with a turnover of 14.4 million kuna, Ericsson Nikola Tesla with 12 million kuna, Riviera Adria with 9.8 million kuna, Atlantic Group with 8.9 million kuna, and Belje with 8.5 million kuna. Notably, the shares of Atlantic Group recorded a high price increase of 25 percent to 670 kuna, and Belje shares increased by 14.9 percent to 81 kuna.

Other shares from the list of the ten most traded also recorded price increases – Riviera Adria by 4.1 percent to 13.20 kuna, Ericsson Nikola Tesla by 3.2 percent to 1,429.99 kuna, and Ledo by 2.3 percent to 7,775 kuna.

In January, the Zagreb Stock Exchange announced the introduction of new indices, and during February, it will begin calculating six new indices. These will include the Crobex plus index and five sector indices covering the sectors of food production and processing, industrial production, construction, transport, and tourism.