Balgarianovinite.com SOFIX, the oldest index of the Bulgarian Stock Exchange (BSE), rose by 29.5% in 2025, with experts expecting the positive trend to continue in 2026 following Bulgaria’s adoption of the euro.
The blue-chip index ended the final trading session of 2025 at a new 17-year high of 1,156.43 points, compared with 892.74 points at the end of 2024. The psychological threshold of 1,000 points was crossed in early June for the first time since 2008.
Despite the relatively small size of Bulgaria’s capital market, SOFIX’s performance was broadly in line with major global indices. In 2025, the S&P 500 rose by about 17%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average by 14%, the Nasdaq Composite by 21%, the STOXX Europe 600 by 16%, and Germany’s DAX by around 22%.
Shares of 13 of the 15 companies in the SOFIX index recorded gains in 2025. The biggest increases were posted by Sirma Group Holding, Shelly Group, Bulgarian Stock Exchange, Doverie United Holding and Sopharma.
Turnover on the BSE exceeded BGN 1 billion in 2025, the highest annual level in more than a decade.
The first trading session in 2026 with trading and settlement in euros for all instruments on the BSE will take place on January 5.
BSE Executive Director Manyu Moravenov said eurozone membership is expected to have a positive effect on the Bulgarian capital market, citing the experience of Croatia following its adoption of the euro. He noted that the elimination of currency risk is likely to attract new foreign investors and increase the scale of initial public offerings.
A positive impact is also expected by Caroline von Linsingen, Head of IPO & Growth Financing at Deutsche Borse Group, who said the euro would facilitate comparisons between companies and attract greater investor interest in Bulgarian firms. SOFIX Rises 29.5% in 2025, Euro Adoption Seen as Catalyst for Further Growth 2025 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2025-12-26 11:07:00 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law
