Slight fall in BSE traded volumes
Wednesday, February 11, 2015
There were 590.8 million shares worth P2.17 billion traded during the year, slightly lower than the 669.5 million shares worth P2.27 billion exchanged during 2013. Most of the trades were generated in the first quarter of 2014 followed by the last quarter of the year.
Letshego traded the largest volumes for a fourth consecutive quarter, making it the most liquid stock on the local bourse. During the fourth quarter, the micro lender exchanged about 39 percent of the total trades followed by Choppies and Turnstar, which traded 17 percent and 15 percent respectively.
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