u003cp align=left\u003eu003cstrongu003eThe local stock market was marked by heavy trading during the week under review (6-13 April 2015). A total volume of 333 million shares, amounting to Rs 1 billion, were exchanged on the Official market.u003c/strongu003eu003c/pu003eu003cpu003eThe top five traded securities during the week were: MCB Group Limited (MCBG), SBM Holdings Ltd (SBMH), New Mauritius Hotels Ltd (NMHL), Rogers u0026amp; Co. Ltd (ROGE) and Rockcastle Real Estate Co. Ltd (ROCK). They were exchanged for a total value of Rs 505.3 million, Rs 301 million, Rs 120.9 million, Rs 11.7 million and Rs 10.2 million. The shares of MCBG, SBMH, NMHL, ROGE and ROCK closed at Rs 199.00, Re 0.96, Rs 61.75, Rs 29.45 and USD 2.80 on Monday 13u003csupu003ethu003c/supu003e April 2015.u003c/pu003eu003cpu003eAt the level of market indices, the All-share index, SEMDEX, closed the session of Monday 13u003csupu003ethu003c/supu003e April 2015 at 1,953.08 points, losing 24.80 points during the week. The Total Return Index, SEMTRI, lost 79.25 points in one week and ended the same session at 6,419.12 points. The SEM-10 index, which comprises the ten largest and most liquid stocks, closed at 371.10 points. The market capitalisation stood Rs 217.14 billion at market close on Monday.u003c/pu003eu003cpu003eAn analysis of the evolution of the prices of listed stocks indicates that out of the 52 stocks figuring on the Official List, 12 moved up during the week, 20 remained stable and 20 went down. The best performing stocks for the week were: Go Life International PCC (+25%), MCFI Ltd (+8.41%), Rockcastle Real Estate Co. Ltd (+7.69%), Sanlam Africa Core Real Estate Investments Ltd (+6.74%) and Promotion and Development Ltd (+4.97%). The worst performers were: BlueLife Limited (-11.97%), Gamma-Civic Ltd (-10.28%), Lottotech Ltd (-6.82%), SBM Holdings Ltd (-4%) and New Mauritius Hotels Ltd (-3.52%).u003c/pu003eu003cpu003eThe following data highlights the ten best performing stocks in terms of annualised total returns since their listing on the stock exchange.u003c/pu003eu003ctable align=center border=
Shares worth Rs 1 billion traded in one week
