WSE capitalization down 6.6% y/y in H1 2018

The capitalization of the Warsaw Stock Exchange at the end of June stood at PLN 1.229 trillion, marking a drop of PLN 87.3 billion, that is 6.6 percent y/y, GUS stated. Over the first six months of the year, the WSE saw five new debuts, while 10 companies were delisted, resulting in 473 companies, including 49 foreign ones, being quotes at the stock exchange at the end of June. The total turnover in H1 came in at PLN 108.3 billion, a 25.1 percent decrease compared to the corresponding period of 2017. The turnover in session transactions fell by 18.6 percent to PLN 101.7 billion, while package transactions dropped by 66.6 percent to PLN 6.6 billion.