In the fourth week of March 2020 trading on the LuSE, seven companies’ securities recorded trades. Only four days recorded trades during the week, of which Monday was the best performing for the week in terms of the number of shares and market turnover.
Monday 23rd
In 8 trades recorded today, 104,477 shares were transacted yielding a market turnover of K117,291. A share price loss of K1.00 was recorded in AEL ZAMBIA and a share price gain of K0.10 was recorded in ZAMBEEF. Trading activity was also recorded in CEC ZAMBIA. The LuSE All Share Index (LASI) closed at 4,230.65 points, 0.05% up from its previous close of 4,228.43 points. The market closed on a capitalization of K57,233,419,528 including Shoprite Holdings and K22,994,213,548 excluding Shoprite Holdings.
Tuesday 24th
In 14 trades recorded today, 28,463 shares were transacted yielding a market turnover of K20,016. A share price gain of K0.07 was recorded in ZAFICO. Trading activity was also recorded in CEC ZAMBIA, LAFARGE and CEC AFRICA on the quoted tier. The LuSE All Share Index (LASI) closed at 4,237.08 points, 0.15% up from its previous close of 4,230.65 points. The market closed on a capitalization of K57,261,419,528 including Shoprite Holdings and K23,022,213,548 excluding Shoprite Holdings.
ZAMBEEF had the highest share volume as well as weekly Turnover.
Wednesday 25th
There were no trades recorded today. The LuSE All Share Index (LASI) maintained its close at 4,237.08 points, as there were no share price movements. The market closed on a capitalization of K57,261,419,528 including Shoprite Holdings and K23,022,213,548 excluding Shoprite Holdings.
Thursday 26th
In 4 trades recorded today, 7,100 shares were transacted yielding a market turnover of 4,124. A share price loss of K0.01 was recorded in CEC ZAMBIA. Trading activity was also recorded in LAFAGE, and ZANACO. The LuSE All Share Index (LASI) closed at 4,233.35 points, 0.09% down from its previous close of 4,228.43 points. The market closed on a capitalization of K57,245,169,522 including Shoprite Holdings and K23,005,963,542 excluding Shoprite Holdings.
Friday 27th
In 5 trades recorded today, 5,400 shares were transacted yielding a market turnover of K6,193. Trading activity was recorded in CEC ZAMBIA, LAFARGE, ZANACO and ZAMBIA SUGAR. The LuSE All Share Index (LASI) maintained its close at 4,233.35 points, as there were no share price movements. The market closed on a capitalization of K57,245,169,522 including Shoprite Holdings and K23,005,963,542 excluding Shoprite Holdings.
Week one of March 2020 trading on the LuSE was by far the best performing week of the month in regards to Turnover, Number of Shares as well as number of trades Followed by the third week, week two and four were the least with a meager performance in turnover and number of shares.
