BISX is pleased to announce its BISX All-Share Index and trading statistics for the nine month period ending September 30, 2013, with comparison to the same period of 2012.
BISX ALL SHARE INDEX
For the nine month period ending September 30, 2013 the BISX All-Share Index closed at 1,406.38. This represents a year to date increase of 60.12 or 4.47.%. By comparison for the nine month period ending September 30, 2012 the BISX All-Share Index closed at 1,308.01. This represented a year to date decrease of 56.98 or 4.17%.
For the three month period from July 1, 2013 to September 30, 2013, the All-Share Index increased by 17.37 or 1.25%. By comparison, for the three month period from July 1, 2012 to September 30, 2012, the Index experienced a decrease of 3.53 or 0.27%. The BISX All-Share Index is a market capitalization weighted index comprised of all primary market listings excluding debt securities.
As at September 30, 2013 the market was comprised of 27 primary market listings with a market capitalization of $2.998 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 9 month period January 1 to September 30, 2013, some international equity markets have experienced increases as indicated by the chart below:
Closing Date * MSCI Emerging Market Index * S&P 500 Index * FTSE 100 Index * BISX All Share Index
Dec 31, 2012 * 1,055.20 * 1,426.19 * 5,897.80 * 1,346.26
Sep 30, 2013 * 987.46 * 1,681.55 * 6,462.22 * 1,406.38
Percentage Change (+/-) * -6.42% * 17.91% * 9.57% * 4.47%
TRADING VOLUMES AND VALUES
Trading volume for the nine month period ending September 30, 2013 was 2,593,994.00 shares for a value of $11,502,887.78. Trading volume for the nine month period ending September 30, 2012 was 3,401,318 shares for a value of $15,159,585.10.
Trading volume for the three month period July 1, 2013 to September 30, 2013 was 940,320 for a value of $3,524,172.64. By comparison, for the three month period from July 1, 2012 to September 30, 2012 573,406 shares traded for a value of $2,980,673.45
AVERAGE DAILY VOLUME AND VALUE
For the nine month period ending September 30, 2013 the average daily trading volume was 13,266 shares which resulted in an average daily trading value of $64,035.03. By comparison for the six month period June 30, 2012 the average daily trading volume was 22,395 shares for an average value of $96,588.
During the three month period from July 1, 2013 to September 30, 2013, the average volume per trading day was 313,440 shares for a value of $1,174,724.21. By comparison, for the three month period from July 1, 2012 to September 30, 2012, the average volume per trading day was 17,965 shares for an average value of $80,219.
Month * Avg. vol./trading day(2013) * Avg. vol./trading day(2012) * Avg. val./trading day(2013) * Avg. val./trading day (2012)
January * 10,384 * 10,678 * $59,195.24 * $27,797
February * 13,957 * 16,307 * $82,753.83 * $70,231
March * 6,383 * 26,464 * $40,153.37 * $146,779
April * 23,815 * 10,751 * $81,113.50 * $51,410
May * 14,093 * 41,072 * $72,000.46 * $149,795
June * 10,961 * 29,094 * $48,993.81 * $133,515
July * 5,768 * 8,382 * $32,447.83 * $48,495
August * 32,322 * 9,324 * $105,479.83 * $41,692
September * 6,412 * 9,613 * $28,344.95 * $52,253
Average for period * 13,788 * 17,965 * $61,164.76 * $80,218.56
SHARE VOLUME AND VALUE LEADERS (NINE MONTH PERIOD)
The top five share volume leaders on BISX for the nine month period ending September 30, 2013 with their contribution to total traded volume displayed as a percentage were:
SYMBOL * TRADE VOLUME * % OF VOLUME
FBB * 706,153 * 32.7%
CBL * 513,724 * 23.8%
CHL * 260,447 * 12.1%
AML * 175,559 * 8.1%
CHLA * 173,700 * 8.0%
The top five share value leaders for the nine month period ending September 30, 2013 with their contribution to total traded value displayed as a percentage were:
SYMBOL * TRADE VALUE * % OF TRADE VALUE
CBL * $3,330,268.89 * 34.1%
FBB * $1,819,976.36 * 18.6%
CAB * $922,126.66 * 9.4%
FCL * $740,137.15 * 7.6%
CHL * $666,102.42 * 6.8%
SHARE VOLUME AND VALUE LEADERS (THREE MONTH PERIOD)
The top five share volume leaders on BISX for the three month period July 1 2013 to September 30, 2013 with their contribution to total traded volume displayed as a percentage were:
SYMBOL * TRADE VOLUME * % OF VOLUME
FBB * 468,968 * 49.9%
CBL * 121,109 * 12.9%
FCL * 64,569 * 6.9%
CHL * 64,382 * 6.8%
CHLA * 54,700 * 5.8%
The top five share value leaders for the three month period July 1, 2013 to September 30, 2013 with their contribution to total traded value displayed as a percentage were:
SYMBOL * TRADE VALUE * % OF TRADE VALUE
FBB * $1,176,645.17 * 33.4%
CBL * $752,722.71 * 21.4%
FCL * $362,093.75 * 10.3%
CAB * $305,483.00 * 8.7%
BOB * $200,123.40 * 5.7%
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