Budapest Stock Exchange

Exchanges of the Three Seas region signed a letter of intent concerning a new index CEEplus. The launch of the index was officially announced in the presence of Minister of Investment and Economic Development Jerzy Kwieciński at the 29th Economic Forum in Krynica Zdrój. The index portfolio will include the largest and most liquid stocks listed on the exchanges of the Visegrad Group countries, Croatia, Romania and Slovenia; the index will be calculated by GPW. The index will be the underlying of a passive fund managed by TFI PZU.

Less than five months after having its new shares listed on the stock exchange, the AutoWallis shares are already traded in the Premium category of the Budapest Stock Exchange. Since spring, the automotive stock exchange company has been listed in the BUX and BUMIX, and certain FTSE indices as well. With the category change, the AutoWallis strategy announced in May follows its planned course, which could result in a robust growth in the next 10 years via organic growth and acquisitions, with the aim of becoming a major mobility service provider of the Central and Eastern European region.

4iG Nyrt., the Hungarian information technology company, has switched from the Equities Standard market to the Equities Prime market of the Budapest Stock Exchange today.

MKB Bank has begun trading with its ordinary shares worth EUR 310m on the Equities Standard Market of the Budapest Stock Exchange.

Another seven Hungarian companies joined the ELITE Programme, the international business development training organised by the London Stock Exchange Group and the Budapest Stock Exchange to support medium-sized enterprises in getting to the next level. Together with the newly joining companies, the number of Hungarian companies participating in the training series of the Programme for more than 1,100 participants globally is 24, which is outstanding for the region.

Today saw the launch of trading in the securities of International Investment Bank on the Budapest Stock Exchange. Through a bond auction, the financial institution sold nearly HUF 25 billion HUF-denominated bonds to institutional investors.

AutoWallis Plc., the asset management company focused on automotive investments, has begun trading with its newly issued shares worth EUR 49.5 million on the Budapest Stock Exchange.  

Once again, the Budapest Stock Exchange has hosted the “BÉT Legek” (Best of BSE) Gala, one of the key events for the domestic capital market. At the Gala, the Exchange gave out awards in 18 categories for the best capital market performances over the last year, chosen by a jury made up of members of the Stock Exchange Advisory Board and on the basis of market performance. OTP Bank Nyrt. was named Investment Service Provider of the Year, and Concorde Securities Ltd. the Stock Trading Company with the Highest Turnover for the Year, while former Magyar Telekom Nyrt. CEO Christopher Mattheisen also received an award. The event also saw the BSE present its Strategic Report for 2018.

Bank of China has completed the listing of Structured Notes worth USD 15 million and EUR 8.5 linked to 4.85% CNY due July 2020 issued by Hungary on the Budapest Stock Exchange. The Notes now available on the BSE are the very first products to be listed in the CEE region by a Chinese bank.