Solidere shares continued their upswing . "A" shares closed at $ 22.74 while "B" shares closed at $ 22.67.

All traded shares of Banks also went up :

BLC Bank "listed shares" was up and closed at $ 11.10
Banque Audi GDR was up over 3 % and closed at $ 69.85
Bank of Beirut "listed shares" up a fraction and closed at $ 13.85
Byblos Bank "listed shares" was up and closed at $ 2.29
Byblos Bank priority "listed shares" was up and closed at $ 2.30
Banque BEMO "listed shares" was unchanged at $ 5.60
BLOM Bank GDR was also up and closed at $ 76.45

HOLCIM Liban was up 5.45% and closed at $ 2.32. This is a cement company and the rise in its share price is due to the Construction fever in the country.

Market Capitalization was up at: $ 7.2 billion.

The Lebanese Pound (Lira) was unchanged at USD/LBP :1507.5

Volume of trade was about average. Number of shares traded was 343,645 and Value was $ 4,366,018

Resolution 1680 was welcomed with relief

The resolution which calls on Syria to forge full diplomatic relations with Lebanon and to Demarcate the border between the two countries was hailed by the Lebanese leaders, but Syria and its allies criticized it.

The Iranian foreign minister Manouchehr Mottaki made a surprise visit to Damascus to show support for its ally. Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, who criticized the resolution traveled to Damascus to meet Iran's foreign minister.

Iran, which has been accused by its Arab population of discrimination and mistreatment is Syria's main ally. Syria has been cracking down on the Ahawazi Arabs to please Iran and recently arrested 8 Ahwazi Arabs and deported one of them to Iran. According to British Ahwazi Friendship Society (BAFS) the Syrian authorities have released three of the Ahwazi Arab refugees, apparently on the instruction of the Iranian government.

Both, Iran and Syria are facing problems from the UN. Iran for its Nuclear activity and Syria for its lack of cooperation with Lebanon.

Sources: BSE, Ya Libnan