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Sofia bourse starts week slightly lower – Neohim down 4% after plant outage

SOFIX fell 0.23% to 1,528.80 points on turnover of about €650,000. Neohim shares lost 4.07% after units were shut down. No result of the Eurohold shareholder meeting has been published yet.

Graphic: stock market indices, 13.10.2026 (own graphic)
Graphic: TERRA WORLD NEWS (own graphic based on the sources listed)

Data as of: Closing prices Monday 12 October 2026; energy stocks: last trade with date; news up to the morning of 13 October

SOFIX1,528.80pts −0.23 %
BGBX40248.40pts +0.09 %
BGREIT242.75pts −0.51 %
Neohim16.50EUR −4.07 %

The Bulgarian Stock Exchange started the week with small losses. The main index SOFIX fell 0.23% on Monday, 12 October, to close at 1,528.80 points. BGTR30 (30 equally weighted shares) slipped 0.14% to 1,159.33 and the real-estate index BGREIT 0.51% to 242.75. Only BGBX40 (the 40 most liquid shares) gained, up 0.09% to 248.40. Total turnover was almost €650,000, of which about €429,000 on the main market.

The biggest drop among larger companies was fertiliser maker Neohim: –4.07% to €16.50. On Sunday the company reported an unplanned shutdown of its nitric acid unit, together with the linked ammonium nitrate unit and turbogenerator station. According to Investor.bg, the notice gave neither the cause nor a repair timeline. Chimimport fell 4%, Doverie United Holding 1.42% to €6.94 and Monbat 2.04% to €0.96.

The most traded share was the real-estate fund FNIB, with 52 trades worth about €77,700; its price fell 2.16% to €2.72. Next came the exchange's own shares (+0.53% to €7.54), First Investment Bank and Shelly Group (+0.15% to €65.70). Eurohold Bulgaria rose 0.63%. Whether Eurohold's extraordinary shareholder meeting, called for 12 October with an item on leaving the exchange, took a decision was not known in the morning: the company's website only shows the invitation and materials.

Energy stocks again saw no trades. Petrol's last price is €0.316 from 8 October, and Toplivo's is €4.20 from 28 September.

Bulgarian Stock Exchange indices: 12 Oct 2026
IndexPointsDay %
SOFIX1,528.80 −0.23 %
BGBX40248.40 +0.09 %
BGTR301,159.33 −0.14 %
BGREIT242.75 −0.51 %
beamX127.53 −0.93 %
Selected shares on the Bulgarian Stock Exchange, 12 Oct 2026 (prices in euros)
CompanyPrice (EUR)Day %
Shelly Group65.70 +0.15 %
Bulgarian Stock Exchange (BSE)7.54 +0.53 %
FNIB (real-estate fund)2.72 −2.16 %
Doverie United Holding6.94 −1.42 %
Monbat0.96 −2.04 %
Neohim16.50 −4.07 %
Highest turnover on the Bulgarian Stock Exchange, 12 Oct 2026 (per Investor.bg)
CompanyTurnover (EUR thousand)
FNIB (real-estate fund)77.7
Bulgarian Stock Exchange (BSE)55.0
First Investment Bank48.3
Shelly Group48.3
Wiser Technology35.6
Energy stocks on the Bulgarian Stock Exchange – last trade (prices in euros)
CompanyPrice (EUR)Last trade
Petrol AD (PET)0.3168 Oct 2026
Toplivo AD (TOPL)4.20028 Sep 2026

For information only, not investment advice. Prices as of the time stated, not real-time quotes.

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