Prague bourse firms after Easter weekend, driven by banks and Colt

Prague, April 7 (CTK) - The Prague Stock Exchange (BCPP) rose after the extended Easter weekend, with the PX index up 0.47 percent to 2,547.44 points, and gains were driven by shares of arms maker Colt and banking stocks, while shares of energy group CEZ fell, according to the bourse's website.

Investor interest at the start of the shortened trading week was below average, with shares worth around CZK505m traded. Only Komercni banka shares exceeded the CZK100m mark today, said Wood & Company broker Hoang Long Le.

Shares of arms maker Colt rose by 4.02 percent to CZK983. Erste shares gained 1.1 percent to CZK2,293, while Komercni banka shares added 0.46 percent to CZK1,100. Moneta shares increased by 0.48 percent to CZK189.50, and shares of insurer VIG grew by 0.2 percent to CZK1,510. Drone maker Primoco went up 0.94 percent to CZK858, while shares of tobacco company Philip Morris edged up 0.1 percent to CZK19,080.

CEZ shares fell by 0.42 percent to CZK1,196, engineering company Doosan Skoda Power dropped 1.76 percent to CZK391, and solar power plant builder Photon Energy lost 3.03 percent to CZK6.40. Shares of metallurgical company Gevorkyan wrote off 1.84 percent to CZK186.50, while shares of beverage maker Kofola remained flat at CZK450.

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