SIFs (financial investment companies) have become interestingfor investors again in the last month, when the BET-FI index rose18%.
In fact, the biggest rise was recorded in the past month by SIFMuntenia shares (SIF4), which gained 26%. SIF Muntenia has so farannounced the highest dividend yield, 6.5% currently.
"The banking sector is showing signs of a rebound. The bankshave started to budge again as far as lending is concerned,lowering interest rates. These are reasons for growth for SIFs,which still have a high exposure to the banking sector," explainsOctavian Dragolea, broker with IFB Finwest.
On the other hand, bank shares have gained less than 5% in thepast month, and the BET index gained around 3.7%. In contrast, theshares of companies that announced significant dividends, such asZentiva (SCD) and Apcarom (APC), were among those with highestgrowth.
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