There were over 150,000 shares traded on the Yangon Stock Exchange (YSX) in February with a trading value of over 473 million kyats, according to the Yangon Stock Exchange’s accounting data.
More than 56,000 shares were traded on the Main Board through the Block Trading system with a trading value of over 139 million kyats.
In the regular trading system, more than 100,000 shares were traded with a total trading value of over 334 million kyats. Earlier this year, the number of investors entering the stock market on both the Main Board and the Pre Listing Board of the Yangon Stock Exchange, the secondary market, was normal, according to U Min Thu, senior executive manager of the Yangon Stock Exchange.
In January, the total number of shares traded through both systems was over 160,000 shares, and its value was over 513 million kyats.
Therefore, compared to January, the value of stock trading on the Main Board in February decreased by more than 40 million kyats. In February, in addition to the Main Board, more than 2,500 shares were traded on the Pre-Listing Board, the secondary market, with a value of more than 7 million kyats. Currently, the Yangon Stock Exchange Main Board is trading shares of eight public companies daily while the Pre-Listing Board is trading shares of one agricultural company.
