BISX PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE PUBLICATION
JANUARY TO MARCH 2013 STATISTICAL REPORT
BISX is pleased to announce its BISX All-Share Index and trading statistics for the three month period ending March 31, 2013 with comparison to the same period of 2012.
BISX ALL SHARE INDEX
For the three month period ending March 31, 2013 the BISX All-Share Index closed at 1389.83. This represents a year to date increase of 43.57 or 3.24%. By comparison, for the three month period ending March 31, 2012, the BISX All Share Index closed at 1308.85, which represented a year to date decrease of 56.14 or -4.11. The BISX All-Share Index is a market capitalization weighted index comprised of all primary market listings excluding debt securities.
As at March 31, 2013 the market was comprised of 27 primary market listings with a market capitalization of $2.963 Billion. The primary market securities traded over BISX include 20 common share listings, 3 preference share listing and 4 tranches of debt.
COMPARISON OF BISX ALL SHARE INDEX TO INTERNATIONAL INDICES
Over the 3 month period January 1 to March 31, 2013, some international equity markets have experienced increases as indicated by the chart below:
Closing Date * MSCI Emerging Market * S&P 500 * FTSE 100 * BISX All Share
Dec 31, 2012 * 1055.20 * 1,426.19 * 5,897.80 * 1,346.26
Mar 28, 2013 * 1,032.62 * 1,569.19 * 6,411.70 * 1,389.83
Percentage Change * -2.14% * 10.03% * 8.71% * 3.24%
TRADING VOLUMES AND VALUES
Trading Volume for the three month period ending March 31, 2013 was 635,248 shares for a value of $3,760,439.21. By comparison, trading volume for the three month period ending March 31, 2012 was 1,148,910 shares for a value of $5,287,732.35.
AVERAGE DAILY VOLUME AND VALUE
For the three month period ending March 31, 2013, the average daily trading volume was 10,241 shares which resulted in an average daily trading value of $60,700. During this three month period, February 2013 saw the highest average daily trading volume and value with 13,957 shares with a value of $82,753 trading, respectively. By comparison, the three month period ended March 31, 2012 saw an average daily trading volume of 17,817 shares which resulted in an average daily trading value of $81,602.
Month * Avg. volume (2013) * Avg. volume (2012)* Avg. value (2013)* Avg. value (2012)
January * 10,384 * 10,678 * $59,195 * $27,797
February * 13,957 * 16,307 * $82,753 * $70,231
March * 6,383 * 26,464 * $40,153 * $141,779
Average for 3 month period * 10,241 * 17,817 * $60,700 * $81,602
SHARE VOLUME AND VALUE LEADERS (THREE MONTH PERIOD)
The top five share volume leaders on BISX for the three month period ending March 31, 2013 with their contribution to total traded volume displayed as a percentage were:
SYMBOL * TRADE VOLUME * % OF VOLUME
CBL * 176,570 * 27.8%
AML * 99,042 * 15.6%
CHL * 86,576 * 13.6%
BWL * 49,744 * 7.8%
FCL * 41,400 * 6.5%
The top five share value leaders for the three month period ending March 31, 2013 with their contribution to total traded value displayed as a percentage were:
SYMBOL * TRADE VALUE * % OF TRADE VALUE
CBL * $ 1,140,476.92 * 30.3%
FBB15 * $ 583,000.00 * 15.5%
CAB * $ 350,100.65 * 9.3%
CBB * $ 308,233.00 * 8.2%
FCL * $ 237,944.65 * 6.3%
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Mrs. Elude Michel-Sturrup
Tel: 242-323-2330
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