Volume on the last trading day of 2001, December 28, reached USD 4.1 mil. Philip Morris CR, formerly known as Tabak, again attracted significant investor interest and closed the session at CZK 8,283 per share. The stock was clearly the best performing name on the Prague Stock Exchange in 2001.
The key Czech PX-50 index closed 2001 with a 17.5% loss (-14% in USD terms). The blue-chip PX-D index closed the year with a 22% loss (-18.6% in USD terms).
(Milan Prochazka, Ondrej Datka)