u003cpu003eu003cstrongu003eThe local stock market ended the week in negative territory. The SEM-ASI and the SEMTRI lost 0.41% and 0.58% respectively at the end of the days under review (12 – 19 September 2016).u003c/strongu003eu003c/pu003eu003cpu003eThe local market ended the week under review in negative territory. The all share index, SEM-ASI ended the session of Monday 19u003csupu003ethu003c/supu003e September 2016 at 1,815.91 points, losing 7.45 points during the week. The SEMDEX closed the same session at 1,794.17 points. The Total Return Index, SEMTRI, closed the session of Monday at 6,179.51 points against 6,215.57 points last Monday. The SEM-10 Index, which comprises the ten largest and most liquid stocks, closed at 341.65 points. The SEM sustainability index, SEMSI, ended the same day at 99.16 points. The total market capitalisation of the SEM-ASI constituents stood at Rs 323.78 billion at market close on Monday.u003c/pu003eu003cpu003eTotal transactions amounted to Rs 182.2 million during the week. The top five trading securities wereMCB Group Ltd (MCBG), SBM Holdings Ltd (SBMH), CIEL Limited, Compagnie de Beau Vallon Bonds (CBVL Bonds) and New Mauritius Hotels Ltd (NMHL). They were exchanged for a total value of Rs 93.3 million, Rs 27.8 million, Rs 12.8 million, Rs 7.8 million and Rs 5.4 million respectively. The shares of MCBG, SMBM, CIEL, CBVL Bonds and NMHL closed at Rs 208.00, Rs 0.67, Rs 6.06, Rs 994.41 and Rs 20.20 on Monday 19u003csupu003ethu003c/supu003e September 2016.u003c/pu003eu003cpu003eAn analysis of the evolution of the prices of listed stocks indicates that out of the 64 stocks figuring on the Official List, 4 moved up during the week, 43 remained stable and 17 went down. The best performing stocks for the week were:Promotion and Development Ltd (+1.58%), BlueLife Ltd (+0.88%), LottotechLtd (+0.48%) and MCB Group Ltd (+0.12%). The worst performers were: MDIT Ltd (-4.59%), Caudan Development Ltd (-3.92%), Fincorp Investment Ltd (-2.44%), Gamma-Civic Ltd (-2.13%) and Air Mauritius Ltd (-1.81%).u003c/pu003eu003cp align=center\u003eu003cstrongu003eThe following data highlights the ten best performing stocks in terms of annualised total returns since their listing on the stock exchange.u003c/strongu003eu003c/pu003eu003ctable align=center border=
Market ends week in negative territory
