Bulgarian stocks closed higher Friday, with the benchmark Sofia Index closed up 4.18 points, or 0.92 percent, at 457.61 points, from the previous close. The BG 40 Index, which is based on the issues of shares of the top 40 companies graded by the number of transactions executed in the past six months, closed at 123.32 points, up 0.53 point, or 0.43 percent, from the previous close. The BG REIT Index, the index of special investment purpose companies that operate in the field of securitisation of real estate, increased 0.13 point or 0.27 percent to 48.24 points. The BG TR30 Index (BG Total Return 30) increased 1.17 points or 0.34 percent to 349.78 points. The total daily turnover was 1,242,819.53 leva (about 941,529.95 U.S. dollars) 