FEDERATION OF EURO-ASIAN STOCK EXCHANGES
SEMI ANNUAL REPORT OCTOBER 2008
BAHRAIN STOCK EXCHANGE
OFFICIAL 6 MONTH STATISTICS
US$ millions
Total Volume
Average Daily Volume
# Shares millions
Total Volume
Average Daily Volume
Stocks
Jan-08
Feb-08
Mar-08
Apr-08
May-08
Jun-08
TOTAL 103.18
536.52
188.46
100.79
221.77
218.91
1,369.64 5.43
26.83
8.97
4.58
11.67
9.95
11.24 78.50
302.16
179.04
94.20
153.75
199.50
1,007.14 4.13
15.11
8.53
4.28
8.09
9.07
8.20
Bonds
Jan-08
Feb-08
Mar-08
Apr-08
May-08
Jun-08
TOTAL 0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00 0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00 0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00 0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Other
Jan-08
Feb-08
Mar-08
Apr-08
May-08
Jun-08
TOTAL 0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00 0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00 0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00 0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Market Capitalization (US$ millions)
Index
Jan-08
27,534.24
2,800.96
Feb-08
28,318.99
2,880.79
Mar-08
28,963.78
2,789.89
Apr-08
29,500.83
28,41.57
May-08
29,839.30
2,874.02
Jun-08
30,551.76
2,859.03
PRACTICES & PROCEDURES
Trading
Days
Hours
Market segmentation
System
Mechanisms
Market-maker/Specialists
Instruments
Currency
Real time information
Clearing & Settlement
Central Depository
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Period
Registered
Settlement
Clearing
DVP
Clearing Institution
Risk Sharing
Margin/Lending
Custodians Yes, Central Securities Depository at the Bahrain
Stock Exchange
T+2
Data not available
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Data not available
Yes
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Taxes
Cash Dividends
Interest Income
Capital Gains Data not available
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Structure & Regulations
Legal
Regulation
Securities market
regulations
Trading rules
Surveillance
Corporate actions
Trading halts regulations
Investor protection
Foreign Participation
Foreign investors
Investment limitations
Repatriation
Data not available
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