Stock market update
Investors focus on GBTI and Banks
Stabroek News
June 4, 2004
After the mid-week Independence celebration, this week's trading results yielded a consideration of $858,052 from 82,464 shares traded compared to the previous week's yield of 145,540 shares at a total consideration of $946,694. Only two stocks were active this week namely BTI and DIH.
A total of 17,960 BTI shares changed hands at $28.0, same price as the previous close when a paltry 2,040 BTI shares changed hands in the previous week.
The 17,960 BTI shares traded, represented 21.8 % of total shares and accounted for 58.6% of the total consideration.
The 64,504 DIH shares traded, represented 78.2 % of total shares and 41.4% of the total consideration with the Weighted Mean Average Price, WMAP being $5.5. DIH shares began trading at $5.6 during the 49th trading session, but quickly declined by $0.10 and remained at $5.5 for the rest of the trading period.
Trading on the Stock Exchange continues next Monday at 10 AM at the offices of GASCI located on the corner of Avenue of the Republic and Robb Street.
Notes
1 - EPS & Dividends adjusted for bonus issue.
2 - Prospective
3 - Prospective, subject to approval at AGM
EPS: earnings per share for the 12-month period to the date the latest financials have been prepared (2003 year end for BTI, CBI, DBL, DDL, DIH, DTC; 2003 Interim for GSI and JPS; 2002 for CCI and the 2004 Interim results for NBI). As such the majority of these EPS calculations are based on un-audited figures.
P/E Ratio: Price Earnings Ratio = Last trade price / EPS
Dividend yield = dividends paid in the 1ast 12 months / last trade. The dividends paid in respect of the 12-month period immediately prior to the trading session.
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