BSE uptrend continues

Statistics from Stockbrokers Botswana indicate that in the first five months of the year, the charge was led by Standard Chartered whose share price rose 41.1% during the period, followed by Chobe Holdings, Absa, and Cresta.

Standard Chartered has enjoyed a rosy period on the DCI, ticking up by more than 10 thebe on two separate days in the first five months of the year. The bank posted a threefold increase in pre-tax profits for the year to December 2022, recording P253.1 million.