FOR IMMEDIATE PUBLICATION
JANUARY TO MARCH 2021 STATISTICAL REPORT
BISX is pleased to announce its BISX All-Share Index and trading statistics for the three-month period ending March 31, 2021 with comparison to the same period of 2020.
BISX ALL SHARE INDEX
For the three-month period ending March 31, 2021 the BISX All-Share Index closed at 1,963.78. This represents a year to date decrease of 128.54 or 6.14%. By comparison for the three-month period ending March 29, 2020 the BISX All-Share Index closed at 2,117.17. That was a year to date decrease of 114.33 or 5.13%. The BISX All-Share Index is a market capitalization weighted index comprised of all primary market listings excluding debt securities.
As at March 31, 2021 the market was comprised of 20 ordinary shares with a market capitalization of $4.52 Billion. In addition, there were 8 preference shares with a market capitalization of $249 million, 11 BGS and Corporate Bonds with a face value of $470 Million and 202 BGRS with a face value of 3.3 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 and an increase from 2020 to 2021, as indicated by the chart below (N.B the numbers in the chart and table are as at the end of Q1 for 2019, 2020 and 2021):
COMPARISON OF BISX ALL SHARE INDEX TO INTERNATIONAL INDICES
Over the three-month period January 4 to March 31, 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 March 31, 2021, the trade volumes and value of the various types of securities listed on BISX are detailed below:
TRADING VOLUMES AND VALUES
Trading volume for the three-month period January 2, 2021 to March 31, 2021 was 5,193,750 shares for a value of $ 24,999,054.47. By comparison, trading volume for the three-month period January 2, 2020 to March 29, 2020 was 1,450,402 shares for a value of $7,859,910.56.
AVERAGE DAILY VOLUME AND VALUE
For the three-month period from January 2, 2021 to March 31, 2021, the average volume per trading day was 76,583 shares for a value of $376,576.03. By comparison, for the three-month period from January 2, 2020 to March 31, 2020, the average volume per trading day was 22,948 shares for a value of $124,226.24.
SHARE VOLUME AND VALUE LEADERS (THREE MONTH PERIOD)
The top five share volume leaders on BISX for the three-month period January 2, 2021 to March 31, 2021 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, 2021 to March 31, 2021 with their contribution to total traded value displayed as a percentage were:
