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Monday, August 11, 2008

Bourse turnover soars by 136.3% m/m in July.





Bourse turnover soars by 136.3% m/m in July. Total trading volume on the Bratislava Stock Exchange (BCPB) reached SKK 124.9bn in July, rising by 126.3% m/m, the bourse informed. It was up more than twelve-fold on a y/y basis. The number of traded securities also rose strongly by 117.8% m/m. The growth was still on account of block transactions, which retained their dominant 99.5% share in total trading. Trading structure also remained balanced heavily in favour of bonds trading. Share turnover amounted to SKK 10.2mn in July, representing a negligible share in total trading. It was also down by 11% m/m with price-making transactions accounting for the majority 64.7% part in this market segment. Aggregate market capitalisation of shares on the bourse inched up by 0.16% m/m to SKK 149.3bn at the end of the month. Capitalisation of listed shares, however, dropped by 2.6% y/y. The bourse index SAX rose by 4.3% m/m and by 8.6% y/y to 456.5pts at end-July.







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