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JANUARY TO SEPTEMBER 2020 STATISTICAL REPORT

BISX is pleased to announce its BISX All-Share Index and trading statistics for the nine-month period ending September 30, 2020 with comparison to the same period of 2019.

BISX ALL SHARE INDEX

For the nine-month period ending September 30, 2020 the BISX All-Share Index closed at 2,093.55, this represented a year to date decrease of 138.05 or 6.19%. By comparison for the nine-month period ending September 30, 2019 the BISX All-Share Index closed at 2,171.36, this represented a year to date increase of 61.95 or 2.94%. The BISX All-Share Index is a market capitalization weighted index comprised of all primary market listings excluding debt securities.

As at September 30, 2020 the market was comprised of 20 ordinary shares with a market capitalization of $4.454 Billion. In addition, there were 7 preference shares with a market capitalization of $243 Million, 11 Bahamas Government Stock and corporate bonds with a face value of $480 Million and 210 Bahamas Registered Stock (BRS) with a face value of $3.5 Billion.

MARKET CAPITAL

Over the 3-year period 2018 to 2020, the market value of all securities listed on BISX has shown an increase from 2018 – 2019. The increase from 2019 – 2020 was due to the listing of BRS on BISX in July; as indicated by the chart below:

COMPARISON OF BISX ALL SHARE INDEX TO INTERNATIONAL INDICES

Over the 9-month period January 2 to September 30, 2020, some international equity markets have experienced increases and decreases as indicated by the chart below:

TOTAL TRADES BY SECURITY CLASS

For the nine-month period ending September 30, 2020, each type of security produced the totals in the chart below.

TRADING VOLUMES AND VALUES

Trading volume for the nine-month period January 2, 2020 to September 30, 2020 was 3,708,304 shares for a value of $ 17,196,746.36. By comparison, trading volume for the nine-month period January 2, 2019 to September 30, 2019 was 5,934,256 shares for a value of $28,927,245.16.

Trading volume for the three-month period July 1, 2020 to September 30, 2020 was 1,084,256 shares for a value of $ 5,574,490.68. By comparison, trading volume for the three-month period July 1, 2019 to September 30, 2019 was 1,478,146 shares for a value of $7,058,425.96.

AVERAGE DAILY VOLUME AND VALUE

For the nine-month period from January 2, 2020 to September 30, 2020, the average volume per trading day was 19,635 shares for a value of $90,416.55. By comparison, for the nine-month period from January 2, 2019 to September 30, 2019, the average volume per trading day was 31,806 shares for an average value of $155,687.59.

SHARE VOLUME AND VALUE LEADERS (NINE MONTH PERIOD)

The top five share volume leaders on BISX for the nine-month period January 2, 2020 to September 30, 2020 with their contribution to total traded volume displayed as a percentage were

The top five share value leaders for the nine-month period January 2, 2020 to September 30, 2020 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 July 1, 2020 to September 30, 2020 with their contribution to total traded volume displayed as a percentage were:

The top five share value leaders for the three-month period July 1, 2020 to September 30, 2020 with their contribution to total traded value displayed as a percentage were: