TRADING on the local stock exchange this week was significantly more than last week. According to the Guyana Association of Securities Companies and Intermediaries Inc., this week's trading saw a total of 117,397 shares changing hands as compared to 15,422 shares traded last week.
Shares of the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry were traded at the highest price of the day at $30 per share.
A total of 700 shares of the commercial financial institution were traded.
However, the greatest number of shares traded for any single company was that of the Demerara Distillers Limited, trading a total of 75,822 shares at a constant price of $6.5 per share, up approximately 1 point from last week's price. The second largest number of shares traded was that of Banks DIH Limited, trading a total of 30,000 shares at $6.3 per share.
A total of 10,875 shares of the National bank of Industry and Commerce, the third largest amount of shares traded for a single company, were traded at the second highest price on the exchange at $12 per share.
The general trade prices of shares were marginally increased over those of last week. (GINA).