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BISX Q1 Statistical Report 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE PUBLICATION

JANUARY TO MARCH 2019 STATISTICAL REPORT

BISX is pleased to announce its BISX All-Share Index and trading statistics for the three-month period ending March 29, 2019 with comparison to the same period of 2018.

 

BISX ALL SHARE INDEX

For the three-month period ending March 29, 2019 the BISX All-Share Index closed at 2119.29. This represents a year to date increase of 9.88 or 0.47%. By comparison for the three-month period ending March 29, 2018 the BISX All-Share Index closed at 1,962.11. That was a year to date decrease of -101.46 or -4.92%. The BISX All-Share Index is a market capitalization weighted index comprised of all primary market listings excluding debt securities.

As at March 29, 2018 the market was comprised of 19 ordinary shares with a market capitalization of $4.85 Billion. In addition, there were 13 preference shares with a market capitalization of $327 million and 13 bonds with a face value of $513 Million.

 

MARKET CAPITAL

Over the 3-year period 2017 to 2019, the market value of all securities listed on BISX has shown an increase, during the as indicated by the chart below:

COMPARISON OF BISX ALL SHARE INDEX TO INTERNATIONAL INDICES

Over the three-month period January 2 to March 29, 2019, some international equity markets have experienced increases as indicated by the chart below:

TOTAL TRADES BY SECURITY CLASS

For the three-month period ending March 29, 2019, each type of security produced the totals in the chart below.

TRADING VOLUMES AND VALUES

Trading volume for the three-month period January 2, 2019 to March 29, 2019 was 2,272,970 shares for a value of $9,788,268.57. By comparison, trading volume for the three-month period January 2, 2018 to March 29, 2018 was 2,651,061 shares for a value of $13,323,691.

AVERAGE DAILY VOLUME AND VALUE

For the three-month period from January 2, 2019 to March 29, 2019, the average volume per trading day was 37,333 shares for a value of $ 160,205.75. By comparison, for the three-month period from January 2, 2018 to March 29, 2018, the average volume per trading day was 43,159 shares for a value of $213,565.02.

SHARE VOLUME AND VALUE LEADERS (THREE MONTH PERIOD)

The top five share volume leaders on BISX for the three-month period January 2, 2019 to March 29, 2019 with their contribution to total traded volume displayed as a percentage were:

The top five share value leaders for the three-month period January 2, 2019 to March 29, 2019 with their contribution to total traded value displayed as a percentage were: