| Table 22 : Cheque Clearances | ||||||
| Daily Average | ||||||
| Number of Cheques | Amount | Number of Days | Number of Cheques | Amount | ||
| (Rs`000) | (Rs`000) | |||||
| Dec-97 | 583,261 | 17,718,720 | 22 | 26,512 | 805,396 | |
| Jan-98 | 368,013 | 11,400,737 | 18 | 20,445 | 633,374 | |
| Feb-98 | 382,127 | 12,101,985 | 17 | 22,478 | 711,881 | |
| Mar-98 | 477,206 | 13,892,492 | 21 | 22,724 | 661,547 | |
| Apr-98 | 461,712 | 14,481,260 | 22 | 20,987 | 658,239 | |
| May-98 | 415,218 | 12,745,470 | 20 | 20,761 | 637,274 | |
| Jun-98 | 469,319 | 15,371,545 | 22 | 21,333 | 698,707 | |
| Jul-98 | 497,419 | 15,392,276 | 23 | 21,627 | 669,229 | |
| Aug-98 | 422,355 | 13,799,004 | 20 | 21,118 | 689,950 | |
| Sep-98 | 505,174 | 14,501,380 | 22 | 22,962 | 659,154 | |
| Oct-98 | 477,660 | 14,414,685 | 21 | 22,746 | 686,414 | |
| Nov-98 | 473,758 | 14,706,667 | 21 | 22,560 | 700,317 | |
| Dec-98 | 561,287 | 19,148,184 | 22 | 25,513 | 870,372 | |
| Jan-99 | 434,756 | 12,373,624 | 19 | 22,882 | 651,243 | |
| Feb-99 | 341,678 | 12,465,665 | 16 | 21,355 | 779,104 | |
| Table 23 : Transactions on the Stock Exchange of Mauritius | ||||
| Official Market | ||||
| Average | ||||
| Period | Number of Sessions | SEMDEX | Value of Transactions | Volume of Transactions |
| (Rs`000) | (`000) | |||
| Jan-98 | 18 | 397.81 | 6,676 | 313 |
| Feb-98 | 17 | 412.93 | 8,370 | 423 |
| Mar-98 | 21 | 422.11 | 10,834 | 572 |
| Apr-98 | 22 | 445.77 | 13,214 | 441 |
| May-98 | 20 | 454.67 | 7,839 | 299 |
| Jun-98 | 22 | 456.42 | 5,547 | 244 |
| Jul-98 | 23 | 491.53 | 17,567 | 528 |
| Aug-98 | 20 | 517.78 | 15,223 | 644 |
| Sep-98 | 22 | 485.22 | 10,735 | 429 |
| Oct-98 | 21 | 447.43 | 14,043 | 524 |
| Nov-98 | 21 | 456.35 | 6,818 | 214 |
| Dec-98 | 22 | 460.85 | 5,190 | 137 |
| Jan-99 | 19 | 458.93 | 9,108 | 270 |
| Source: Stock Exchange of Mauritius. | ||||