Author: Jacquella Gardiner

FOR IMMEDIATE PUBLICATION

JANUARY TO JUNE 2021 STATISTICAL REPORT

BISX is pleased to announce its BISX All-Share Index and trading statistics for the six-month period ending June 30, 2021 with comparison to the same period of 2020.

BISX ALL SHARE INDEX

For the six-month period ending June 30, 2021 the BISX All-Share Index closed at 1,972.76. This represents a year-to-date decrease of 119.7 or 5.72%. By comparison for the six-month period ending June 30, 2020 the BISX All-Share Index closed at 2,124.69. This represents a year-to-date decrease of 106.91 or 4.79%. The BISX All-Share Index is a market capitalization weighted index comprised of all primary market listings excluding debt securities.

As at June 30, 2021 the market was comprised of 20 ordinary shares with a market capitalization of $4.273 Billion. In addition, there were 8 preference shares with a market capitalization of $249 Million, 11 Bahamas Government Stock bonds as well as Corporate Bonds with a face value of $470 Million and approximately 200 tranches of Bahamas Registered Stock (BRS) with a face value of $3.3 Billion.

As at December 31, 2020 BISX had 74 mutual funds with total assets under management of approximately $5.4 Billion. This total includes 20 Bahamian mutual funds with total assets under management of $771 Million and 54 offshore mutual funds with total assets under management of $4.6 Billion.

MARKET CAPITAL

Over the 3-year period 2019 to 2021, the market value of all securities listed on BISX has shown a decrease from 2019 to 2020. The increase from 2020 to 2021 was due to the listing of BGRS on BISX in July 2020; as indicated by the chart below:

COMPARISON OF BISX ALL SHARE INDEX TO INTERNATIONAL INDICES

Over the 6-month period January 2 to June 30, 2021, some international equity markets have experienced decreases as indicated by the chart below:

TOTAL TRADES BY SECURITY CLASS

For the three-month period ending June 30, 2021, each type of security produced the totals in the chart below.

TRADING VOLUMES AND VALUES

Trading volume for the six-month period January 2, 2021, to June 30, 2021, was 7,295,041 shares for a value of $36,538,928.35.  Trading volume for the six-month period January 2, 2020, to June 30, 2020, was 2,624,048 shares for a value of $11,622,255.68.

Trading volume for the three-month period April 1, 2021, to June 30, 2021, was 2,101,291 shares for a value of $ 11,539,873.88. Trading volume for the three-month period April 1, 2020, to June 30, 2020, was 1,173,646 shares for a value of $ $ 3,762,345.12.

AVERAGE DAILY VOLUME AND VALUE

For the six-month period from January 2, 2021 to June 30, 2021, the average volume per trading day was 55,331 shares for a value of $281,907.85.  By comparison, for the six-month period from January 2, 2020 to June 30, 2020, the average volume per trading day was 21,200 shares for a value of $93,128.23.

SHARE VOLUME AND VALUE LEADERS (SIX MONTH PERIOD)

The top five share volume leaders on BISX for the six-month period January 2, 2021 to June 30, 2021 with their contribution to total traded volume displayed as a percentage were:

The top five share value leaders on BISX for the six-month period January 2, 2021 to June 30, 2021 with their contribution to total traded value displayed as a percentage were:

SHARE VOLUME AND VALUE LEADERS (THREE MONTH PERIOD)

The top five share volume leaders on BISX for the three-month period April 1, 2021 to June 30, 2021 with their contribution to total traded volume displayed as a percentage were:

The top five share value leaders on BISX for the three-month period April 1, 2021 to June 30, 2021 with their contribution to total traded value displayed as a percentage were: