The Budapest Stock Exchange (BÉT) share index, the BUX, ended the week at 134,545.20 points, up 0.57% compared to last Friday’s close. Total trading volume rose from HUF 96.26 billion to HUF 120.60 billion on a weekly basis, with leading stocks posting mixed results.
Thanks to favorable international sentiment, the BUX closed higher on Monday, and on Tuesday, the rise was also aided by higher global oil prices, which boosted Mol; moreover, reports suggested the company may have moved closer to acquiring the Serbian oil company NIS. The second half of the week was less favorable, with the stock index falling slightly on Wednesday and more sharply on the remaining days of the week. The decline may have been caused by oil prices beginning to fall sharply in the middle of the week, investor sentiment turning negative, and leading European stock exchanges also performing weakly.
In summary, an analysis at Equilor Investment Ltd. highlighted among the events influencing stock market trading that, according to the report published this week, Mol posted weaker-than-expected results in the first quarter. EBITDA fell short of analyst expectations by 17% and was 18% lower than in the same period of the previous year. Net income attributable to shareholders decreased by 69% year-over-year to USD 122 million.
The ex-dividend date for Magyar Telekom shares has passed, and the payment of HUF 154 per share will begin on May 20.
The analyst also noted that the euro exchange rate fell below HUF 360 this week, a level last seen before the outbreak of the war in Ukraine.
Among the leading stocks, OTP saw the strongest gain this week, with its price rising 1.39% to HUF 42,180, and its weekly trading volume reaching HUF 80.24 billion.
Mol closed the week at HUF 4,164, up 0.68%, with total weekly turnover reaching HUF 15.09 billion.
Magyar Telekom fell 0.57% this week, with its share price dropping to HUF 2,442 at Friday’s close, and weekly turnover totaling HUF 10.59 billion.
Richter’s share price fell 3.14% to HUF 12,660, with total trading volume exceeding HUF 10.65 billion.
The BUMIX index, which tracks small- and mid-cap stocks, rose 0.75% to 9,202.37 points.
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