Estonian stock index rises to last five years' highest level

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The index of the Tallinn stock exchange, OMXT, closed on Friday 1.04 percent higher at 820.11 points, its highest level since the end of 2007.

The turnover generated in 293 transactions totaled 1.1 million euros.

"The price of Tallink Grupp shares hit 1.04 euros for a while on Friday, trading in the stock was lively and block deals were concluded as well," trader for LHV Pank Ragnar Plees said in his comments to BNS.

Casino operator Olympic Entertainment Group produced a decent turnover, too, but the price of the stock appears to be stuck, the trader added.

Tallink Grupp climbed 2 percent to 1.02 euros a share in 124 trades with 666,163 euros in turnover.

Olympic Entertainment Group finished unchanged at 1.95 euros for the second day running after 61 transactions in which 215,952 euros' worth of shares changed hands.

Main indexes of the securities quoted on the Tallinn stock exchange on Friday and changes from Thursday were as follows:

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Name	Closing price	Change, pct	Average price	No. of trades	Turnover
Arco Vara	1.190	-3.25	1.204	10	4 290.45
Baltika	0.754	-0.13	0.746	8	19 488.15
Ekspress Grupp	1.060	0.00	1.054	7	5 004.05
Harju Elekter	2.620	-0.38	2.648	5	13 996.70
Merko Ehitus	7.100	2.90	7.098	22	75 843.91
Nordecon	1.160	-1.69	1.170	5	9 053.90
Olympic Entertainment Group	1.950	0.00	1.953	61	215 951.50
Premia Foods	0.642	1.58	0.642	5	2 887.00
Silvano Fashion Group	2.670	0.75	2.677	9	20 630.94
Skano Group	1.180	-2.48	1.193	7	3 595.60
Tallink Grupp	1.020	2.00	1.021	124	666 163.25
Tallinna Kaubamaja	6.060	0.50	6.050	14	35 682.20
Tallinna Vesi	10.300	0.98	10.244	16	45 780.70
Jarvevana	0.550	0.00	0.000	0	0.00
Pro Kapital Grupp	2.250	0.00	0.000	0	0.00
Trigon Property Development	0.267	0.00	0.000	0	0.00