BSE extends losses on tight liquidity

In the Red: The BSE has been trading in the negative since the start of 2017
In the Red: The BSE has been trading in the negative since the start of 2017

Tight liquidity characterised trading on the Botswana Stock Exchange last week with losses in heavyweight counters pulling the market further southwards.

Since the beginning of the year, the stock market’s performance, as measured by the Domestic Companies Index (DCI), has lost 0.58% after the index finished last week 0.03% softer dragged by a loss in heavy weight, Letshego.

“Tight liquidity conditions prevailed in the market with thin trades across the board during the greater part of the week. A small relief came on Friday after PrimeTime, Choppies and BIHL traded P10.7 million worth of shares between them,” said analysts at Motswedi Securities.

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