The Tribune

THE Bahamas International Stock Exchange (BISX) yesterday said it had seen a year-to-date increase in its All-Share Index of 3.13 per cent.

BISX, in its statistical report for the three-month period ending March 31, 2014, reported that the All-Share Index closed at 1,514.10, representing a year-to-date increase of 45.88 or 3.12 per cent.

“By comparison for the three-month period ending March 31, 2013, the BISX All-Share Index closed at 1,389.83. This represented a year to date increase of 43.57 or 3.24 per cent,” BISX reported.
 According to the report, as of March 31, the market was comprised of 27 primary market listings with a market capitalisation of $3.227 billion. The primary market securities traded over BISX included 20 common share listings, 3 preference share listings and 4 tranches of debt.

“Trading volume for the three-month period January 1, 2014, to March 31, 2014, was 785,296 shares for a value of $3.248 million. By comparison, for the three month period from January 1, 2013, to March 31, 2013; 634,650 shares traded for a value of $3.76 million,” BISX said.
 “For the three month period from January 1, 2014, to March 31, 2014,, the average volume per trading day was 12,535 shares for a value of $52.079 million

“By comparison, for the three-month period from January 1, 2013, to March 31, 2013, the average volume per trading day was 10,241 shares for an average value of $60,700.”

BISX saw its highest average volume trading day in January with $92,235.70. For the three month period ending March 31, Colina Holdings (CHL) was the top share volume leader at 170,158 or 21.4 per cent of total trades.