In the first of May 2021 trading on the LuSE, twelve companies’ securities recorded trades with Shoprite Holdings as the highest priced security in comparison to the first week of May 2020 with only eight securities’ recording trades with AIRTEL as the highest priced security. Wednesdays’ equities trading was the best performance of the week. Trading activity was recorded AIRTEL, CEC ZAMBIA, STANDARD CHARTERED, BATA, BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO, LAFARGE, PUMA, SHOPRITE HOLDINGS, ZANACO, ZAMBIA SUGAR, REAL ESTATE INSURANNCE, ZAMBIA REINSURANCE and FIRST QUANTUM MINING.
Zanaco recorded the highest turnover throughout the week.
Monday 3rd
In 46 trades recorded today, 141,746 shares were transacted resulting in a turnover of K221,929. Trading activity was recorded in BATA, COPPERBELT ENERGY CORPORATION, FIRST QUANTUM MINING, SHOPRITE HOLDINGS, ZANACO and ZAMBIA SUGAR. The LuSE All Share Index (LASI) maintained its close at 4,109.31 points, as there were no share price changes. The market closed on a capitalization of K58,095,257,985 including Shoprite Holdings and K23,850,617,211 excluding Shoprite Holdings.
Tuesday 4th
In 47 trades recorded today, 81,653 shares were transacted resulting in a turnover of K247,077. A share price gain was recorded of K0.01 in LAFARGE. A share price loss was recorded in AIRTEL of K0.01. Trading activity was also recorded in COPPERBELT ENERGY CORPORATION, FIRST QUANTUM MINING, PUMA, ZANACO and ZAMBIA SUGAR. The LuSE All Share Index (LASI) closed at 4,109.53 points, 0.01% up from its previous close of 4,109.31 points. The market closed on a capitalization of K58,096,218,384.53 including Shoprite Holdings and K23,851,577,610 excluding Shoprite Holdings.
Wednesday 5th
In 66 trades recorded today, 2,572,577 shares were transacted resulting in a turnover of K2,232,361. Share price gains were recorded in PUMA of K0.23, ZAMBEEF of K0.01 and in ZAMBIA SUGAR of K0.01. Trading activity was also recorded in COPPERBELT ENERGY CORPORATION, ZAMBIA REINSURANCE, SHOPRITE HOLDINGS, and ZANACO. The LuSE All Share Index (LASI) closed at 4,137.30 points, 0.67% up from its previous close of 4,109.53 points. The market closed on a capitalization of K58,217,389,894 including Shoprite Holdings and K23,972,749,120 excluding Shoprite Holdings.
Thursday 6th
In 17 trades recorded today, 199,365 shares were transacted resulting in a turnover of K529,067. Trading activity was recorded in COPPERBELT ENERGY CORPORATION ZAMBIA, ZAMBIA REINSURANCE, PUMA, STANDARD CHARTERED ZAMBIA and ZAMBIA SUGAR. The LuSE All Share Index (LASI) maintained its close at at 4,137.30 points, as there were no share price movements. The market closed on a capitalization of K58,217,389,894 including Shoprite Holdings and K23,972,749,120 excluding Shoprite Holdings.
Friday 7th
In 25 trades recorded today, 1,006,253 shares were transacted resulting in a turnover of K706,012. A share price loss of K0.02 was recorded in COPPERBELT ENERGY CORPORATION. A share price gain of K0.12 in REAL ESTATE INSURANCE ZAMBIA. Trading activity was also recorded in AIRTEL, BATA and ZANACO. The LuSE All Share Index (LASI) closed at 4,131.40 points, 0.14% down from its previous close of 4,137.30 points. The market closed on a capitalization of K58,191,665,106 including Shoprite Holdings and K23,947,024,332 excluding Shoprite Holdings.