The Ljubljana Stock Exchange benchmark index SBI TOP finished the year positively. Due to equity price increases, equity market capitalization increased as well.  Nonetheless, the liquidity of the market decreased. In 2012 the Ljubljana Stock Exchange market offered a more varied range of investment opportunities as, in addition to capital increases and new bond listings, a new type of security, namely commercial papers, was listed.

In average the price of equities on LJSE rose in 2012. After two years of negative yield, the LJSE benchmark index SBI TOP was up 7.8% year-to-date, standing at 635.51 points on the last trading day.

The total LJSE turnover in 2012 amounted to EUR 360 million and turnover without blocks to EUR 274 million, down 14.9% compared to 2011. The majority of turnover comprised equity deals, which amounted to EUR 303 million or 84% of the total turnover. According to turnover structure, bonds follow with 15.4% and investment funds with 0.5% share in total turnover.

The most traded share in 2012 was again Krka (KRKG) from the Prime Market, which generated 46.6% of the total equity turnover. The second largest contributor to overall annual equity turnover was Mercator (MELR), which generated 14.6% of all equity deals, while the third most traded company was Petrol (PETG), which contributed 8.4% of all equity deals.

The total equity market capitalization increased slightly in 2012 and amounted to EUR 4,911 million, primarily due to price increases. In 2012 the Ljubljana Stock Exchange market also offered a more varied range of investment opportunities. LJSE had two new bond listings, which were issued in the total value of EUR 40 million. In addition, there were seven capital increases in the total amount of EUR 17 million. Moreover, a new type of security, namely commercial papers, was introduced on LJSE market in 2012 as 5 issues of commercial papers were listed on the LJSE market in the total amount of EUR 124 million.