Manama – 18 April  2010 – Securities & Investment Company (SICO), the Bahrain based Investment bank, announced today that it has maintained its leading position as the most active broker on the Bahrain Bourse  both in terms of volume and value for the twelfth consecutive year.

The Firm executed a total number of 9,511 transactions, which was equal to 24.20% of the total transactions completed on the Bahrain Bourse for 2010 and which represented a total trade volume of 551 million shares (45% of total market volume). The total value of transactions was over BD93.5 million (USD248 million), representing a market share of 43.16% of the total value of all shares transacted during the year. The Firm executed the bulk of the larger transactions on the exchange in 2010.

The full press release in English & Arabic can be downloaded here .