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SOFIX gains over 10% in a week – Friday close at 1,679.50 points

On Friday SOFIX rose 0.16% to 1,679.50 points, up about 10.4% on the week. A €13.1 million block of Fibank shares lifted turnover. Petrol jumped 18.46%.

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Data as of: Closing prices Friday 23 October 2026 (session closed 17:05); week 16–23 Oct 2026; energy stocks: last trade with date

SOFIX (Friday)1,679.50pts +0.16 %
SOFIX – week10.36%
Exchange turnover (Friday)20,467,763EUR
Petrol (Friday)0.308EUR +18.46 %

These are Friday's closing prices from 23 October, the last session of the week. SOFIX, the main index of the Bulgarian Stock Exchange in Sofia, rose 0.16% to 1,679.50 points. It was the sixth gain in a row. BGBX40 (the 40 most liquid shares) added 0.19% to 264.76, and BGTR30 (30 equally weighted shares) 0.39% to 1,200.49. Only the real-estate index BGREIT slipped, by 0.07% to 245.01.

It was a very strong week. Compared with Friday 16 October, SOFIX is about 10.4% higher. BGBX40 gained about 7.3%, BGTR30 about 3.5% and BGREIT about 0.5%.

Total exchange turnover was €20.47 million in 742 trades. Most of it came from one stock: First Investment Bank (Fibank) with €13.37 million. At 11:23 a block trade went through – 2.75 million shares at €4.76 each, €13.09 million in total. A day earlier the bank had announced a buyback, meaning it buys its own shares on the market. Fibank closed at €4.80 (+2.13%). Chimimport rose 4.44% and Sopharma 3.75% to €3.32.

Among energy stocks, Petrol jumped 18.46% to €0.308, but on turnover of just €327. Eurohold Bulgaria, which owns energy utilities, fell 4.19% to €1.83 after Thursday's big rise. Over the week, however, the stock is up 39.69%. The Bobov Dol coal power plant has had no trade since 23 September (€15.00).

Bulgarian Stock Exchange indices: 23 Oct 2026 and week (vs 16 Oct 2026)
IndexPointsDay %Week %Turnover of index members (EUR)
SOFIX1,679.50 +0.16 % +10.36 %14,025,222
BGBX40264.76 +0.19 % +7.31 %14,116,248
BGTR301,200.49 +0.39 % +3.52 %14,097,833
BGREIT245.01 −0.07 % +0.48 %74,999
Bulgarian Stock Exchange activity, 23 Oct 2026 (infostock.bg)
MeasureValue
Total turnover (EUR)20,467,763
Number of trades742
Securities traded82
Securities up28
Securities down26
of which Fibank (FIB), turnover (EUR)13,372,980
Fibank block trade at 11:23 (EUR)13,087,620
Selected shares, 23 Oct 2026 (infostock.bg)
CompanyPrice (EUR)Day %Turnover (EUR)Trades
First Investment Bank (FIB)4.800 +2.13 %13,372,980107
Sopharma (SFA)3.320 +3.75 %136,67678
Chimimport (CHIM)0.700 +4.44 %99,12687
Central Cooperative Bank (CCB)2.000 +5.26 %25,644–
Shelly Group (SLYG)65.600 0.00 %141,68543
Sirma Group Holding (SIRM)0.720 −2.70 %55,36547
Eurohold Bulgaria (EUBG)1.830 −4.19 %13,500–
Energy stocks on the Bulgarian Stock Exchange – last trade (prices in euros)
CompanyPrice (EUR)Day %5 days %Last trade
Petrol (PET) – fuel stations0.308 +18.46 % +17.56 %23 Oct 2026, 15:00 (1,073 shares, €327)
Eurohold Bulgaria (EUBG) – energy holding1.830 −4.19 % +39.69 %23 Oct 2026, 15:36 (7,100 shares, €13,500)
Bobov Dol power plant (TBD)15.000––23 Sep 2026, 12:29 (per infostock.bg as of 24 Oct)

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

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