BUX closes at 146,075.44 points, up 0.51 percent
Published on 11/03/2026 at 22:54 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWSBUX ends higher in Budapest
- The BUX closed at 146,075.44 points on November 3, 2026, gaining 745.42 points or 0.51 percent.
- Mol and Magyar Telekom led the advance, while OTP declined slightly and Richter finished unchanged.
- Trading turnover on the Budapest Stock Exchange's equity market reached HUF 21.8 billion.
- An Equilor analyst cited expectations for upcoming earnings from Mol and Magyar Telekom as a factor supporting the two shares.
The BUX finished Tuesday's session higher, extending gains on the Budapest Stock Exchange as Mol and Magyar Telekom advanced. The index closed at 146,075.44 points, up 745.42 points or 0.51 percent from the previous session, according to Penzcentrum, which cited MTI and Equilor analyst Takács András.
Mol and Magyar Telekom lead gains
Mol rose HUF 100, or 2.02 percent, to HUF 5,050, with turnover of HUF 6.2 billion. Magyar Telekom gained HUF 54, or 1.88 percent, to HUF 2,930, generating HUF 1.1 billion in turnover. The analyst said expectations for the companies' upcoming earnings reports supported the two stocks. Magyar Telekom was due to report during the week, while Mol's report was expected on Friday.
The rest of the leading shares were mixed. OTP fell HUF 100, or 0.24 percent, to HUF 41,750, with turnover of HUF 11.5 billion. Richter ended unchanged at HUF 13,000, with HUF 2.6 billion in turnover. The equity market's total turnover was HUF 21.8 billion.
BUX moves against mixed backdrop
The analyst described the BUX's performance as broadly consistent with the international market mood. Investors were waiting for the outcome of the US election, according to the report. That backdrop did not prevent the index from closing higher, but the mixed performance among the largest constituents shows that the advance was concentrated in selected stocks rather than broad-based across all blue chips.
The Budapest Stock Exchange describes the BUX as its official blue-chip share index, calculated continuously from the market prices of its constituents. The exchange states that the index is calculated in Hungarian forint and uses free-float-adjusted market-capitalisation weighting. These characteristics make the BUX a gauge of the large-cap Hungarian equity market, rather than a tradable security in itself. Investors should therefore distinguish the index level from the performance of any individual constituent.
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