Stocks on YSX inch up in May

The number of shares traded on the Yangon Stock Exchange (YSX) climbed to 78,642 shares in May 2021, generating the trading value of K432.448 million, the YSX’s monthly report indicated.
In February 2021, K442 million worth of 77,388 shares were traded on the exchange. The figures extended further drops to K110 million worth of 19,816 shares in March 2021. Then, the market slightly rose in April with K280 million worth of 42,964 shares. The stocks maintained in the bull market in May as well.
The stock markets worldwide have reported their largest declines since the 2008 financial crisis. Similarly, the local equities market is also scared by the COVID-19 crash, a market observer points out.
At present, people are keeping emergency savings rather than investing in the COVID-19 crisis and current political conditions, he added.
In May, the shares of six listed companies — First Myanmar Investment (FMI), Myanmar Thilawa SEZ Holdings (MTSH), Myanmar Citizens Bank (MCB), First Private Bank (FPB), TMH Telecom Public Co. Ltd (TMH) and the Ever Flow River Group Public Co., Ltd (EFR) were traded in the equity market. The share prices per unit were closed at K9,100 for FMI, K3,500 for MTSH, K7,800 for MCB, K19,500 for FPB, K2,750 for TMH and K3,100 for EFR, respectively.
Amid the COVID-19 crisis and political changes, Myanmar’s securities market has continued operating without stopping trading.
In 2020, the value of stocks traded on the exchange peaked at K1.48 billion in February. In contrast, trading on the exchange registered an all-time low of K552.9 million in November due to the COVID-19 resurgences in Myanmar, the exchange’s monthly report showed.
A total of K12.6 billion worth of 1.87 million shares by six listed companies were traded on the exchange in 2020, a significant drop compared to 2019. Over 2.4 million shares from five listed companies, valued at K13.39 billion, were traded on the exchange in 2019, according to the annual report released by the exchange.
Additionally, Amata Holding Public Co., Ltd. (AMATA) was listed on the exchange on 3 June, with an introductory price of K4,500.
Next, the Securities and Exchange Commission of Myanmar (SECM) has allowed foreigners to invest in the local equity market from 20 March 2020.
Furthermore, YSX launched a pre-listing board (PLB) on 28 September 2020 in order to provide unlisted public companies with fund-raising opportunities and build a bridge toward listing on YSX, YSX stated.
The YSX was launched four years ago to improve the private business sector. It disseminates rules and regulations regarding the stock exchange and knowledge of share trading through stock investment seminars. The stock exchange has also sought the government’s support to get more public companies to participate in the stock market and help more institutional investors, such as financing companies, investment banks, and insurance companies, to emerge. — KK/GNLM

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