South East European markets closed higher on Friday, mirroring the trend across the Old Continent. However, ongoing talks between Ukraine and Russia failed to yield a breakthrough. Investors also digested a big week of central bank decisions.
The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday has approved its first interest rate hike in more than three years, the Bank of England on Thursday hiked rates for the third consecutive meeting and the Bank of Japan held steady on monetary policy on Friday.
1. ATHENS – ATHEX 0.09%
2. BELGRADE – BELEX15 -0.81%
3. BUCHAREST – BET 1.64%
4. ISTANBUL – BIST 100 0.50%
5. LJUBJLANA – SBITOP N/A
6. NICOSIA – CSE GI 0.34%
7. PODGORICA – MNSE 10 -0.91%
8. SARAJEVO – SASX10 0.48%
9. SKOPJE – MBI 10 0.68%
10. SOFIA – SOFIX 0.91%
11. ZAGREB – CROBEX N/A
