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The MSE Equity Price Index trended lower for the second consecutive session on Thursday, with a marginal decline of 0.03% to 3,990.067 points as MIA, HSBC and H

The MSE Equity Price Index started the week on a strong footing as it jumped by 2.3% to 4,018.364 points. The gains in 9 equities outweighed the declines in BMI

The MSE Equity Total Return Index closed the first week of February 2.5 per cent lower at 8,045.256 points. A total of 20 equities were active, four of which headed north while another 14 closed in the opposite direction. A total weekly turnover of €1.7 million was generated across 153 transactions. In the banking sector, HSBC Bank Malta plc gained 6 per cent to close the week as the top performing equity. A total of 187,077 shares were executed across 19 transactions, pushing the price €0.05 higher to €0.88 after trading at a weekly low of €0.82. Bank of Valletta plc (BOV) shares sta...

Fundacion Mapfre have launched a new campaign aimed at raising awareness about internet addiction among school children. The project targets secondary school students across Malta and Gozo. A total of 160 workshops will be hosted by trained coordinators. Each workshop will be streamed live into a classroom via interactive whiteboard technology, to give students a fun and interactive lesson on healthy interaction with the online world. As a conversation starter, the workshops use a short comical film written by Jon Mallia and directed by Abigail Mallia featuring popular actors Thomas Camilleri...

The MSE Equity Total Return Index ended the week 0.5% higher at 8,255.308 points. Out of 15 active issues, five headed north while another four closed in the opposite direction. A total weekly turnover of €0.5 million was generated across 97 transactions. This week was the last trading week for January, during which the local equities index declined by 2.6%. Various equities from different sectors declined, however both LifeStar Holding plc and Malta Properties Company plc (MPC) gained 10%. The most liquid equity was Bank of Valletta plc, generating a total weekly turnover of €166,406. It...