CSE at 4 ½ year low
CSE at 4 ½ year low
7/10/2002 12:33
New low for BOC and CPB

The CSE general index and FTSE20 have experienced significant losses today, mostly due to the banking sector influence that attracted 58%^of the total volume. Specifically, the market suffered considerable losses of 2.6% closing at 81 points – the lowest in the past 4 ½ years – while FTSE20 with losses of 3.7% dropped to 308.4 points. Since the beginning of this year, the CSE index and FTSE20 had losses of more than 37% and 40% respectively.

The volume of the day reached CYP 622 thousand, while the Bank of Cyprus attracted a considerable investors’ interest (36.7% of the total volume) and closed at CYP 1.10 (losses of 5.2% or 6 cents – new 3-year low). Similarly, the Bank of Cyprus warrant – with 5.1% marketability – suffered significant losses of 20% as well falling to 14 cents, while the Popular Bank and the Hellenic\Bank have also accumulated losses of 2.9% and 1.5%, falling to CYP 1.02 and 68 cents respectively. CPB had 14.1% and HB 3% of today’s volume.

Banking titles were particularly negative this year. Specifically, BOCw – having dropped by 69 cents - experienced the most considerable losses of 83% (last year closed at 83 cents). BOC had losses of 42%, CPB of 34% and finally HB of 23%.

Overall, 63 securities fell. Global and Nemesis – with losses of 15.2% and 10.3% and turnover 0.6% and 1.4% - closed at 6,7 cents and 13 cents respectively. Tsokkos accumulated losses of 3.8% falling to 15.3 cents, while Hadjiioannou Farm - with turnover 6.5% - remained unchanged closing at 9.7 cents. 20 securities went up and 15 remained stable.

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