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BSE liquidity on the rise

Moving up: The BSE's Domestic Companies Index is up 6.6 percent this year
Moving up: The BSE's Domestic Companies Index is up 6.6 percent this year

The Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) has enjoyed a higher level of both the volume and value of shares traded since begining of the year, approaching levels last seen before the pandemic.

according to a report emailed this week, the BSE recorded equity turnover amounting to P882.3 million between January and September 30, representing a 91% increase from the same period last year and a 64.3% jump from the corresponding period in 2020.

Equity turnover, or the value of shares traded, was recorded at P1.2 billion in 2019, the year before the onset of COVID-19.

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