Company results drive stock market

In the trading period beginning last week to yesterday, financial counters, BIHL, Barclays, FNBB and Investec have been star performers on the bourse as the reporting period gets into full swing.

In yesterday's trade Letshego continued with its impressive performance up 10 thebe to 1,510 thebe on positive investors' sentiment since announcing that their interim financial results for the six month period ending 31 July 2008 will be materially higher than the previous period, as a result of the continued growth and performance across all existing businesses.