Today, the BUX index ended the day up 0.3 percent compared to its last closing value. The BUX index is currently above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages, so we can talk about an upward trend in the medium and long term, however, the index has fallen below its 20-day moving average, which indicates a short-term downtrend.

The domestic blue chips performed mixed today, the price of Mol is up 0.2 percent, while the price of OTP is up 0.1 percent compared to its last closing price. Meanwhile, Richter’s share price is down 0.4 percent, while Magyar Telekom’s share price is 1.3 percent lower compared to the previous day’s closing price.
The mood was good for Hungarian midcap stocks, Opus and AutoWallis led the way with increases of 11.1 and 4.0 percent respectively, BIF was at the bottom of the list with a 5.6 percent increase.
The largest turnover today was in OTP’s papers, HUF 4.5 billion worth of company shares changed hands, but the Top 5 also included the shares of Opus, Richter, Mol and 4iG.
The five most traded stocks on the Budapest Stock Exchange (million forints)
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