Equities in South East Europe closed mostly in the green on Wednesday, in line with rest of Europe ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s interest-rate decision later in the day with another 75bps hike expected, along with guidance for a move back to 50bps increases from September. Several Europe-based banks and companies released their latest earnings data, including Credit Suisse, Mercedes-Benz, Deutsche Bank, UniCredit, Lloyds, Rio Tinto and Spotify. In Greece, officials and business delegations from the Mediterranean country and Saudi Arabia signed more than a dozen agreements worth over 4 billion euros during a visit to Athens by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud on Wednesday. In politics, Bulgaria heads for snap vote after Socialists fail to form cabinet. In, Bosnia, the central bank projects 12% average annual inflation in the country between January -September.
1. ATHENS – ATHEX 0.67%
2. BELGRADE – BELEX15 -0.10%
3. BUCHAREST – BET 1.14%
4. ISTANBUL – BIST 100 0.28%
5. LJUBJLANA – SBITOP 0.21%
6. NICOSIA – CSE GI 0.50%
7. PODGORICA – MNSE 10 -0.01%
8. SARAJEVO – SASX10 0.27%
9. SKOPJE – MBI 10 -0.32%
10. SOFIA – SOFIX -0.14%
11. ZAGREB – CROBEX 0.37%
