Stock exchange performance

MTN market-related metrics for the year ended 31 December

MTN Group Ltd 2017   2016  
Closing price (c) 13 660   12 617  
Highest price (c) 13 660   15 370  
Lowest price (c) 11 041   10 700  
Total number of shares traded 1 571 088 216   2 083 107 730  
Number of shares in issue 1 797 451 000   1 884 269 758  
Number of shares as a percentage of shares in issue (%) 87   111  
Number of transactions (as per JSE) 2 171 512  
One year VWAP (c) 12 310   12 814  
Market cap (as at 29/12/2017) (billion) 257 391   237 738  
Dividend yield (%) 5,36   6,04  
Earnings yield (%) 3,15   4,2  
P/E (x) 26,33   23,9  
Average telecoms index (close) 6 940   7 131  
Average industrial index (close) 73 522,2   44 541  
Average mobile index (close) 226,6   234  
Source: Bloomberg, Factset, JSE.