Blue chips drag BSE southwards

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BSE Building

The performance of the Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) took a knock in the first quarter of the year largely on the back of decreases in share prices of heavyweight companies.

Trading in the domestic bourse depreciated in the first quarter of 2017, reaching 9225.22 points, down 1.9% on the previous quarter.

According to a BSE market performance report, the domestic company index (DCI) shed 1.9% to 9225.22 points with the market slowing in the first two months of 2017 before recovering in March.

Editor's Comment
Oh what a State funeral!

That rare sight deserves heartfelt praise, not only for President Duma Boko and his administration, but also for the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC), the Mogae family, and the entire country.President Boko’s decision to grant a full state funeral to a man who belonged to a rival party was a mark of true statesmanship. He recognised that national leadership carries a weight that belongs to the whole...

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