Stock market still the best investment option - analysts

Shares are still the best inflation beating investment option despite the weakening of the stock market in the past year, analysts reckon.

Due to effects of the global recession, the Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) is still in the red on a year-to-date basis, although increased investor appetite experienced in the past few weeks has seen indices head northwards.

According to a weekly report from Motswedi Securities, fundholders and those seeking to hedge against inflation are still advised to put their funds in the shares market due to the lower real returns on other investment instruments such as the money market.

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