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BISX Lists W Global Diversified Fund Limited

The Bahamas International Securities Exchange (BISX) is pleased to announce that W Global Diversified Fund Limited, a new Investment Fund has successfully completed the BISX Mutual Fund Listing Process and have been listed on the Exchange. The Press Release and the Trading Notice can be viewed in the BISX News Section on the website.

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BISX Q1 Statistical Report 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE PUBLICATION

JANUARY TO MARCH 2020 STATISTICAL REPORT

BISX is pleased to announce its BISX All-Share Index and trading statistics for the three-month period ending March 31, 2020 with comparison to the same period of 2019.

 

BISX ALL SHARE INDEX

For the three-month period ending March 31, 2020 the BISX All-Share Index closed at 2,117.17. This represents a year to date decrease of 114.33 or 5.13%. By comparison for the three-month period ending March 29, 2019 the BISX All-Share Index closed at 2,119.29. That was a year to date increase of 9.88 or 0.47%. The BISX All-Share Index is a market capitalization weighted index comprised of all primary market listings excluding debt securities.

As at March 31, 2020 the market was comprised of 19 ordinary shares with a market capitalization of $4.52 Billion. In addition, there were 7 preference shares with a market capitalization of $244 million and 11 bonds with a face value of $507 Million.

 

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 to 2019 and a slight decrease from 2019 to 2020, during the period as indicated by the chart below:

 

COMPARISON OF BISX ALL SHARE INDEX TO INTERNATIONAL INDICES

Over the three-month period January 2 to March 31, 2020, most international equity markets have experienced decreases as indicated by the chart below:

 

TRADING VOLUMES AND VALUES

Trading volume for the three-month period January 2, 2020 to March 31, 2020 was 1,450,402 shares for a value of $7,859,910.56. By comparison, trading volume for the three-month period January 2, 2019 to March 29, 2019 was 2,272,970 shares for a value of $9,788,268.57.

 

AVERAGE DAILY VOLUME AND VALUE

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. By comparison, for the three-month period from January 2, 2019 to March 31, 2019, the average volume per trading day was 37,333 shares for a value of $160,205.75.

 

SHARE VOLUME AND VALUE LEADERS (THREE MONTH PERIOD)

The top five share volume leaders on BISX for the three-month period January 2, 2020 to March 31, 2020 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, 2020 to March 31, 2020 with their contribution to total traded value displayed as a percentage were: