Of the total volume traded on the stock market in the first quarter, 55% were in the primary market, 29% in the secondary and the remainder were repurchases.

“The most traded instruments in the primary market were corporate bonds-notes and negotiable commercial securities for $338.9 million, followed by Bonds and Treasury Bills for $228.8 million,” said the Stock Exchange in a note to which ANPanama had access. In addition, $20.1 million in shares of mutual funds were traded in this market, along with $9.9 million in common stock and $198 thousand in preferred shares.”

Anpanama.com reports that “… In the secondary market, government securities were the most demanded with a trading volume of US $158.6 million, followed by corporate debt (bonds, notes and negotiable commercial securities) with US $104.7 million and those with variable yield with a total negotiated in this market of US $76.1 million.”