In the fourth week of March 2022 trading on the Lusaka Stock Exchange, Fourteen company securities recorded trades of which Africa Explosives Limited was the highest priced. In comparison to week four of March 2021, we see that there is much more trading activity this year as only six company securities recorded trades with Shoprite Holdings as the highest priced. Standard Chartered Bank recorded the highest Turnover throughout this week.
Trading activity was recorded in AFRICA EXPLOSIVES CORPORATION LIMITED, AIRTEL, BATA, BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO ZAMBIA, COPPERBELT ENERGY CORPORATION, CHILANGA CEMENT, NATIONAL BREWERIES, PUMA, STANDARD CHARTERED ZAMBIA, ZAMBEEF, ZAMBIAN BREWERIES, ZAMBIA METAL FABRICATORS, ZANACO, ZAMBIA SUGAR, FIRST QUANTUM MINING ZAMBIA and CEC AFRICA on the quoted tier. The LuSE All Share Index (LASI) closed at 6,850.18 points. The market closed on a capitalization of K70,648,900,353 including Shoprite Holdings and K35,866,214,913 excluding Shoprite Holdings.
Monday 21st
In 77 trades recorded today, 3,443,195 shares were transacted resulting in a turnover of K4,285,460. A share price gain was recorded in ZAMBIA SUGAR of K1.15. Trading activity was also recorded in AFRICA EXPLOSIVES CORPORATION LIMITED, BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO ZAMBIA, COPPERBELT ENERGY CORPORATION, CHILANGA CEMENT, PUMA, STANDARD CHARTERED ZAMBIA and ZAMBEEF. The LuSE All Share Index (LASI) closed at 6,734.62 points, 1.24% up from its previous close of 6,651.19 points. The market closed on a capitalization of K70,144,627,838 including Shoprite Holdings and K35,361,942,398 excluding Shoprite Holdings.
Tuesday 22nd
In 29 trades recorded today, 220,694 shares were transacted resulting in a turnover of K3,031,916. A share price gain was recorded in ZANACO of K0.35. A share price loss of K0.01 was recorded in AFRICA EXPLOSIVES CORPORATION LIMITED. Trading activity was also recorded in AIRTEL, COPPERBELT ENERGY CORPORATION, PUMA, STANDARD CHARTERED ZAMBIA and ZAMBEEF. The LuSE All Share Index (LASI) closed at 6,850.37 points, 1.69% up from its previous close of 6,734.62 points. The market closed on a capitalization of K70,649,736,287 including Shoprite Holdings and K35,867,050,847 excluding Shoprite Holdings.
Wednesday 23rd
In 65 trades recorded today, 7,930 shares were transacted resulting in a turnover of K82,698. A share price gain was recorded in AFRICA EXPLOSIVES CORPORATION LIMITED of K0.01. A share price loss of K0.01 was recorded in AIRTEL. Trading activity was also recorded in BATA, COPPERBELT ENERGY CORPORATION, STANDARD CHARTERED ZAMBIA, ZAMBIAN BREWERIES, ZAMBEEF, ZAMBIA METAL FABRICATORS, ZANACO and ZAMBIA FORESTRY CORPORATION. The LuSE All Share Index (LASI) closed at 6,850.18 points, 0.19 points down from its previous close of 6,850.37 points. The market closed on a capitalization of K70,648,900,353 including Shoprite Holdings and K35,866,214,913 excluding Shoprite Holdings.
Thursday 24th
In 69 trades recorded today 20,562 shares were transacted resulting in a turnover of K102,581. A share price gain loss was recorded in ZAMBEEF of K0.01. Trading activity was also recorded in AFRICA EXPLOSIVES CORPORATION LIMITED, COPPERBELT ENERGY CORPORATION, FIRST QUANTUM MINING ZAMBIA, CHILANGA CEMENT, STANDARD CHARTERED ZAMBIA, ZAMBIAN BREWERIES, ZANACO and CEC AFRICA on the quoted tier. The LuSE All Share Index (LASI) closed at 6,849.49 points, 0.01% down from its previous close of 6,850.18 points. The market closed on a capitalization of K70,645,894,557 including Shoprite Holdings and K35,863,209,117 excluding Shoprite Holdings.
Friday 25th
In 91 trades recorded today, 46,954 shares were transacted resulting in a turnover of K145,321. A share price gain was recorded in ZAMBEEF of K0.01. Trading activity was also recorded in COPPERBELT ENERGY CORPORATION, FIRST QUANTUM MINING ZAMBIA, CHILANGA CEMENT, NATIONAL BREWERIES, STANDARD CHARTERED ZAMBIA, ZAMBIAN BREWERIES, ZAMBEEF and ZANACO. The LuSE All Share Index (LASI) closed at 6,850.18 points, 0.01% up from its previous close of 6,849.49 points. The market closed on a capitalization of K70,648,900,353 including Shoprite Holdings and K35,866,214,913 excluding Shoprite Holdings.
Week one of March 2022, remains the best performing week of the month.
