In the first week of July 2023, trading on the Lusaka Securities Exchange. The bond market recorded a 99% score to 1% on the equity market returning its glory of constantly dominating the equity market. In the first week of July 2022, we see the complete opposite as it was the equity market that recorded a 100% score.
In the week ended 7th July 2023, a total of 1,983,867 shares were transacted in 181 trades, yielding a market turnover of K5,104,905.93. Trading activity was recorded AECI MINING EXPLOSIVES, AIRTEL NETWORKS, BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO ZAMBIA, COPPERBELT ENERGY CORPORATION ZAMBIA, CHILANGA CEMENT, STANDARD CHARTERED BANK LIMITED, PUMA ENERGY, ZAMBIAN BREWERIES, ZAMBEEF, ZANACO, ZAMBIA SUGAR. The LuSE All Share Index (LASI) closed at 8,231.98 points. The market closed on a capitalization of K76,793,950,255.85 including Shoprite Holdings and K42,011,264,815.85 excluding Shoprite Holdings.
Bond Market
Bonds of total face value of K639,270,000 were transacted in 36 trades, resulting in a market value of K537,416,049.04.