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Average daily trading volume amounted to HUF 25.7 bln. Investor activity remained concentrated primarily in shares of OTP Bank, Magyar Telekom and MOL.
Among investment service providers, Wood & Company again ranked first in June, followed by Concorde and Erste.
On international equity markets, investor sentiment in June was shaped by the performance of the technology sector and corporate news linked to artificial intelligence.
Geopolitical developments and energy market trends also continued to play an important role in trading, while investor attention gradually shifted back toward corporate earnings and the macroeconomic outlook.
Against the favorable international market backdrop, Hungary’s domestic equity market also delivered a positive performance during the month.
The BUX closed June at 139,892.19 points, marking a 3.9% increase from May. The index also reached its highest level of the month at the June close.
The BUMIX index ended the month at 9,337.13 points, while the regional CETOP NTR index closed at 2,948.23 points.
The Xtend index, which tracks the performance of the Budapest Stock Exchange’s Xtend market, finished June at 1,397.01 points.
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