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JANUARY TO MARCH 2018 STATISTICAL REPORT
BISX is pleased to announce its BISX All-Share Index and trading statistics for the three-month period ending March 29, 2018 with comparison to the same period of 2017.
BISX ALL SHARE INDEX
For the three-month period ending March 29, 2018 the BISX All-Share Index closed at 1,962.11. This represents a year to date decrease of -101.46 or -4.92%. By comparison for the three-month period ending March 31, 2017 the BISX All-Share Index closed at 1,902.75. That was a year to date decrease of -33.46 or -1.83%. The BISX All-Share Index is a market capitalization weighted index comprised of all primary market listings excluding debt securities.
MARKET CAPITAL
Over the 3-year period 2016 to 2018, the market value of all securities listed on BISX has shown an increase, at the beginning of 2018 as indicated by the chart below:
As at March 29, 2018 the market was comprised of 20 ordinary shares with a market capitalization of $4.135 Billion. In addition, there were 13 preference shares with a market capitalization of $327 million and 19 bonds with a face value of $579 Million.
COMPARISON OF BISX ALL SHARE INDEX TO INTERNATIONAL INDICES
Over the three-month period January 2 to March 29, 2018, some international equity markets have experienced increases as indicated by the chart below:
| Closing Date | MSCI Emerging Market Index[1] | S&P 500 Index[2] | FTSE 100 Index[3] | BISX All Share Index |
| Jan 2, 2018 | 1,169.27 | 2,695.81 | 7,648.10 | 2,063.57 |
| Mar 29, 2018 | 1,177.98 | 2,640.87 | 7,056.61 | 1962.11 |
| Percentage Change (+/-) | 0.74% | -2.04% | -7.73% | -4.92% |
TOTAL TRADES BY SECURITY CLASS
For the three-month period ending March 29, 2018, each type of security produced the totals in the chart below.
| Type of Security | Volume | Value |
| Ordinary Shares | 2,622,832 | $10,744,455.99 |
| Preference Shares | 26,200 | $550,235.00 |
| Corporate Bonds | 50 | $50,000.00 |
| Government Bonds | 1,979 | $1,979,000.00 |
| Total | 2,651,061 | $13,323,691.00 |
TRADING VOLUMES AND VALUES
Trading volume for the three-month period January 2, 2018 to March 29, 2018 was 2,651,061 shares for a value of $13,323,691. By comparison, trading volume for the three-month period January 2, 2017 to March 31, 2017 was 996,137 shares for a value of $6,314,569.
AVERAGE DAILY VOLUME AND VALUE
For the three-month period from January 2, 2018 to March 29, 2018, the average volume per trading day was 43,159 shares for a value of $ 213,565.02. By comparison, for the three-month period from January 2, 2017 to March 31, 2017, the average volume per trading day was 16,097 shares for a value of $303,499.00.
| Month | Avg. volume / trading day (2018) | Avg. volume / trading day (2017) | Avg. value / trading day (2018) | Avg. value / trading day (2017) |
| January | 58,558 | 12,721 | $202,375.74 | $86,069.82 |
| February | 40,150 | 25,474 | $183,424.04 | $135,899.61 |
| March | 30,768 | 10,097 | $254,895.27 | $81,529.57 |
| Average for period | 43,159 | 16,097 | $213,565.02 | $303,499.00 |
SHARE VOLUME AND VALUE LEADERS (THREE MONTH PERIOD)
The top five share volume leaders on BISX for the three-month period January 2, 2018 to March 29, 2018 with their contribution to total traded volume displayed as a percentage were:
| SYMBOL | TRADE VOLUME | % OF VOLUME |
| CBL | 990,819 | 37.4% |
| AML | 915,243 | 34.5% |
| BOB | 302,171 | 11.4% |
| FCL | 165,155 | 6.2% |
| EMAB | 67,782 | 2.6% |
The top five share value leaders for the three-month period January 2, 2018 to March 29, 2018 with their contribution to total traded value displayed as a percentage were:
| SYMBOL | TRADE VALUE | % OF TRADE VALUE |
| CBL | $4,621,812.06 | 34.7% |
| AML | $3,239,094.11 | 24.3% |
| BG0407 | $1,049,000.00 | 7.9% |
| BG0105 | $920,000.00 | 6.9% |
| FCL | $738,262.85 | 5.5% |
