In the first week of August bond trading on the Lusaka Stock Exchange we have yet again another mundane week as there where absolutely no bonds traded throughout the week, we are not quite certain the cause behind the lack of trades on the bond market. The equities market eclipsed the bond market with a score of 100%.
In comparison to the first week of August 2020 the bond market recorded an 8% to 92% on the equities market.
Equity Market
In the week ended 06th August 2021, a total of 1,758,257 shares were transacted in 127 trades, yielding a market turnover of K5,961,971. Trading activity was recorded in AFRICA EXPLOSIVES CORPORATION INVESTMENT, AIRTEL, BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO ZAMBIA, COPPERBELT ENERGY CORPORATION, INVESTRUST, LAFARGE, PAMDOZI, PUMA, REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT ZAMBIA, STANDARD CHARTERED ZAMBIA, SHOPRITE HOLDINGS, ZANACO and ZAMBIA SUGAR. The LuSE All Share Index (LASI) closed at 4,623.82 points. The market closed on a capitalization of K60,920,508,265 including Shoprite Holdings and K26,137.822,825 excluding Shoprite Holdings.
Shoprite holdings recorded the highest Market Capitalization.
Bond Market
There were no bonds traded this week.
Important announcements
NATIONAL BREWERIES PLC (“NATBREW”)