BISX PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE PUBLICATION
JANUARY TO JUNE 2015 STATISTICAL REPORT
BISX is pleased to announce its BISX All-Share Index and trading statistics for the six month period ending June 30, 2015 with comparison to the same period of 2014.
BISX ALL SHARE INDEX
For the six month period ending June 30, 2015 the BISX All-Share Index closed at 1,730.34. This represents a year to date increase of 71.04 or 4.28%. By comparison for the six month period ending June 30, 2014 the BISX All-Share Index closed at 1,559.90. That increase was a year to date increase of 91.98 or 6.24%. The BISX All-Share Index is a market capitalization weighted index comprised of all primary market listings excluding debt securities.
As at June 30, 2015 the market was comprised of 34 primary market listings with a market capitalization of $3.895 Billion. The primary market securities traded over BISX include 20 common share listings and 11 preference share listings. Additionally there were 3 tranches of debt with a face value of $22 Million.
COMPARISON OF BISX ALL SHARE INDEX TO INTERNATIONAL INDICES
Over the 6 month period January 1 to June 30, 2015, some international equity markets have experienced increases as indicated by the chart below:
Closing Date * MSCI Emerging Market Index * S&P 500 Index * FTSE 100 Index * BISX All Share Index
Dec 31, 2014 * 956.31 * 2,058.90 * 6,566.10 * 1,659.30
Jun 30, 2015 * 972.25 * 2,063.11 * 6,521.00 * 1,730.34
Percentage Change (+/-) * 1.67% * 0.20% * -0.69% * 4.28%
TRADING VOLUMES AND VALUES
Trading volume for the six month period January 1, 2015 to June 30, 2015 was 1,187,758 shares for a value of $7,572,515.49. Trading volume for the six month period January 1, 2014 to June 30, 2014 was 1,541,628 shares for a value of $7,592,532.56.
Trading volume for the three month period April 1, 2015 to June 30, 2015 was 588,771 shares for a value of $3,414,740.17. Trading volume for the three month period April 1, 2014 to June 30, 2014 was 756,359 shares for a value of $4,345,026.22.
AVERAGE DAILY VOLUME AND VALUE
For the six month period from January 1, 2015 to June 30, 2015, the average volume per trading day was 9,574 shares for a value of $61,311.42. By comparison, for the six month period from January 1, 2014 to June 30, 2014, the average volume per trading day was 18,886 shares for an average value of $108,873.25.
Month * Avg. volume (2015) * Avg. volume (2014) * Avg. value (2015) * Avg. value (2014)
January * 6,176 * 28,290 * $37,290.51 * $92,235.70
February * 11,754 * 4,447 * $97,775.11 * $33,354.65
March * 10,927 * 4,868 * $66,202.86 * $30,479.22
April * 5,256 * 5,279 * $42,475.68 * $33,810.29
May * 6,335 * 16,703 * $41,384.60 * $87,016.31
June * 16,998 * 15,791 * $82,739.65 * $96,919.89
Average for period * 9,574 * 18,886 * $61,311.42 * $108,873.25
SHARE VOLUME AND VALUE LEADERS (SIX MONTH PERIOD)
The top five share volume leaders on BISX for the six month period January 1, 2015 to June 30, 2015 with their contribution to total traded volume displayed as a percentage were:
SYMBOL * TRADE VOLUME * % OF VOLUME
CBL * 332,199.00 * 28.0%
AML * 131,169.00 * 11.0%
FIN * 128,573.00 * 10.8%
CHL * 108,476.00 * 9.1%
FCL * 72,510.00 * 6.1%
The top five share value leaders on BISX for the six month period January 1, 2015 to June 30, 2015 with their contribution to total traded value displayed as a percentage were:
SYMBOL * TRADE VALUE * % OF TRADE VALUE
CBL * $2,490,674.87 * 32.9%
FIN * $1,032,160.00 * 13.6%
AML * $794,211.70 * 10.5%
CAB * $684,520.50 * 9.0%
CHL * $517,289.22 * 6.8%
SHARE VOLUME AND VALUE LEADERS (THREE MONTH PERIOD)
The top five share volume leaders on BISX for the three month period April 1, 2015 to June 30, 2015 with their contribution to total traded volume displayed as a percentage were:
SYMBOL * TRADE VOLUME * % OF VOLUME
CBL * 132,170.00 * 22.4%
AML * 89,810.00 * 15.3%
CHL * 68,708.00 * 11.7%
FIN * 63,973.00 * 10.9%
FCL * 53,510.00 * 9.1%
The top five share value leaders on BISX for the three month period April 1, 2015 to June 30, 2015 with their contribution to total traded value displayed as a percentage were:
SYMBOL * TRADE VALUE * % OF TRADE VALUE
CBL * $994,548.02 * 29.1%
FIN * $703,703.00 * 20.6%
CHL * $354,108.37 * 10.4%
FCL * $321,560.00 * 9.4%
AML * $198,648.60 * 5.8%
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