BSE ends half-year in the red
Friday, July 07, 2017
The bourse’s performance as measured by the benchmark, Domestic Companies Index (DCI) stood at 9,244.23 points on June 30, down 1.66% on a year-to-date basis and 8.5% lower over the past 12 months.
A market analyst at Motswedi Securities, Moemedi Mosele attributed the bearish streak to large cap stocks, which he said, continue to disappoint for a number of reasons.
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