Large counters lift bourse index
Tuesday, July 08, 2008
The third quarter of the year started last week with big caps Standard Chartered Bank, Barclays and Sechaba powering ahead to lift the benchmark Domestic Companies Index (DCI) 0.21 percent to end the week at 7 190.56 points.
A report by Gary Juma of Motswedi Securities says the DCI recorded gains on all four trading days during the week under review as investors capitalised on the recent dip in prices.
March 28 will go down as a day that Batswana will never forget because of the accident that occurred near Mmamatlakala in Limpopo, South Africa. The tragedy affected not only the grieving families but the nation at large. Batswana throughout the process stood behind the grieving families and the governments of Botswana and South Africa need much more than a pat on the back.Last Saturday was a day when family members said their last goodbyes to...