During the period 1 January to 31 December 2023, the Domestic Company Index (DCI) appreciated by 15.6% in comparison to an increase of 10.2% during the corresponding period in 2022 and the Domestic Company Total Return Index (DCTRI) appreciated by 25.5% in comparison to 18.4% during the same period in 2022.
The Foreign Company Index (FCI) registered a notable increase of 57.7% on a year- to-date basis in 2023 in comparison to a marginal increase of 0.8% during the corresponding period in 2022.
On a year-to-date basis, the BSE has recorded the highest amount of turnover ever recorded in the history of the Exchange, of P4.1 Billion which amounts to an average turnover of P16.4 Million per day. On a comparative basis, turnover for the same period in 2022 amounted to P1.2 Billion. Thus, this record turnover represents an increase of 241.7%. This milestone is attributable to the record deal in BIHL that amounted to P2.9 Billion on 4 September 2023, and constituted the highest ever single counter, single day trade in the history of the Exchange.
The last record trade of similar magnitude on the BSE was for the full year 2015 which amounted to P3.0 Billion and translated to an average daily turnover of P12.2 Million.
