Stock market updates

*Prices only represent the average Wholesale Farmgate and Retail Prices at the above mentioned markets and are NOT prices set by the Guyana Marketing Corporation or Ministry of Agriculture.

GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 485’s trading results showed consideration of $5,734,609 from 223,014 shares traded in 18 transactions as compared to session 484 which showed consideration of $1,671,716 from 74,844 shares traded in 10 transactions.  The stocks active this week were DIH, DBL, DDL and BTI.

Banks DIH Limited’s (DIH) seven trades totalling 91,614 shares represented 41.08% of the total shares traded.  DIH’s shares were traded at a Mean Weighted Average Price (MWAP) of $16.7, which showed a decrease of $0.1 from its previous close of $16.8. DIH’s trades contributed 26.66% ($1,528,960) of the total consideration. DIH’s first three trades totalling 61,264 shares were at $16.8, its fourth trade of 10,000 shares was at $16.7, its fifth and sixth trades totalling 5,100 shares were at $16.5, while its seventh trade of 15,250 shares was at $16.3.

Demerara Bank Limited’s (DBL) six trades totalling 122,000 shares represented 54.70% of the total shares traded.  DBL’s shares were traded at a