Trading declines

The trading of shares on the Barbados Stock Exchange (BSE) has declined.

As it prepares to let investors trade using their mobile devices from the second quarter of this year, the BSE reported that in 2025 total trading volume and value on the local stock market decreased by 76 per cent and 49 per cent respectively.

A 12 per cent increase in the average share price, from $5.53 in 2024 to $6.18 at the close of 2025, was not enough to stall the decrease in value.

In its Market Activity Report for 2025...