ANNUAL REPORT FROM THE BANJA LUKA STOCK EXCHANGE
The total turnover realized during the 2019 amounts to 472,133,341.00 BAM, which is an increase of 10.26% compared to the previous year. The realized turnover is the result of 14,947 individual transactions with an average value per transaction of 31.587,00 BAM . The total turnover in 2019 is higher by 10.26% compared to the previous year.
Out of the total purchase and sale turnover, the Broker-Dealer Company Monet Broker realized 210,341,972.00 BAM or 22.28%, which is individually the largest turnover within the group of members of the Banja Luka Stock Exchange.
Looking at the structure of turnover, one can see a realistic picture of trading on the Banja Luka Stock Exchange, which remains relatively unchanged in recent years. Out of the total turnover with 74.15%, ie 350,107,760.00 BAM, the public offer of bonds and treasury bills dominates, while additional 9.63%, ie 45,472,441.00 BAM refers to the regular turnover with the mentioned type of securities.
Within the list of 10 securities with the largest turnover in the past 365 days, 6 refers to bonds, with the bond Republic of Srpska - settlement of war damage issue no. 13 as the most interesting to investors with a turnover of 9,623,481.00 BAM. Excluding bonds, the most attractive securities for investors in 2019 were shares of Telekom Srpske and Naša Banka with a turnover of 7,910,257.00 BAM and 3,053,874.00 BAM, respectively.
Total market capitalization of the Banja Luka Stock Exchange on December 31, 2019 amounted to 3,786,287,076.00 BAM, which is an increase of 4.29% compared to 2018. In terms of value, 2,254,383,322.00 BAM refers to the Official Market segment, while 1,531,903,754.00 BAM refers to the Free Market.
During 2019, the Republic of Srpska’s bond index gained 6.92% in value with a stable and predictable trend, indicating the value on December 31 - 2.797.57.
The BIRS index, along with considerable volatility during the year, recorded an increase of 9.28% compared to 2018, having the value on December 31st .2019 of 618.31.
