Stock prices plunge to six-month low

The persistent fall in commercial bank share prices on the Botswana Stock Exchange has dragged down the Domestic Counters Index to a six-month low.

Coming from a mere two percent rise in the third quarter, the domestic index has maintained the downward trend, shedding 6.8 percent so far in the fourth quarter.

Last week, the DCI again shed one percent to close the week at 9104.87 points as big caps Barclays and Stanchart lost 1.1 percent and 3.2 percent respectively.

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