Trading statistics for April 2020 show an average daily turnover of EUR 1.5m (+78% YoY). Meanwhile, SBI TOP ended the month with an 9.4% increase.

The Ljubljana Stock Exchange (LJSE) published their trading statistics for April 2020, showing a somewhat normalization in equity turnover of EUR 30.1m. This translates into an average daily turnover of EUR 1.5m (+78% YoY). As a reminder, in March, LJSE witnessed a very high total equity turnover of EUR 65.4m (average daily turnover of EUR 2.97m).

Of the total value traded in the period (excluding block transactions), Krka generated 43.8%, followed by Petrol with 12.1%. Next come Triglav with 10.6% and NLB with 9.6%. Sava Re follows with 9.2%. These 5 shares generated 85.2% of the turnover recorded by the entire (equity) market.

When observing the total equity market capitalization, it currently amounts to EUR 6.13bn. Krka’s share is the biggest constituent of the total exchange’s equity market capitalization, accounting for about 41% of the total value. Next, comes NLB with 13%. Further, Triglav and Petrol hold 11% of the total market capitalization value.

In April, the Slovenian equity market witnessed a partial recovery, with SBI TOP increasing by 9.4% (ending the month at 801.85 points). It is also worth noting that in April, the index recorded the highest daily increase in 2020 of 6.11%. The last time that the index observed a higher monthly increase was observed in September of 2012, when the index witnessed a 17% increase. As a reminder, in March 2020 the index witnessed the highest monthly decrease since its introduction of 19.17%.

Share Price Performance of SBITOP Constituents (April 2020)