The MSE Equity Total Return Index closed another week in the green, as it reached 8,303.294 points – equivalent to a 0.6% weekly change and a 7% month-on-month increase. During the week, a total of 16 equities were active, four of which headed north while eight closed in the opposite direction. Total weekly turnover was lower than the previous week, as it amounted to €0.86m – generated across 118 transactions.
Retail conglomerate, PG plc, reached another all-time-high price of €2.50, registering the best performance of 20.2%. The equity was trading flat at the beginning of the week until it spiked to €2.50 last Wednesday, as one deal of 50 shares was executed in the final minutes of trading. During the week, a total of 88,750 shares changed hands over seven deals, worth €0.18 million. From a year-to-date perspective, the equity is up by 25%.