In first week of August 2021 trading on the Lusaka Stock Exchange, thirteen companies’ securities recorded trades with Shoprite Holdings as the highest priced security in comparison to week one of August 2020 with only four companies with Airtel Zambia as the highest priced security. Wednesdays’ equities trading was the best performance of the week. 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.
Shoprite Holdings Zambia recorded the highest Turnover throughout the week.
Monday 2nd
There were no trades recorded today. The LuSE All Share Index (LASI) maintained its close at 4,682.42 points, as there were no share price movements. The market closed on a capitalization of K61,176,243,852 including Shoprite Holdings and K26,393,558,412 excluding Shoprite Holdings.
Tuesday 3rd
In 15 trades recorded today 36,962 shares were transacted resulting in a turnover of K125,106. Trading activity was recorded in BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO ZAMBIA, COPPERBELT ENERGY CORPORATION, FIRST QUANTUM MINERALS ZAMBIA, LAFARGE, PAMDOZI, PUMA, STANDARD CHARTERED ZAMBIA and ZANACO. The LuSE All Share Index (LASI) maintained its close at 4,682.42 points, as there were no share price movements. The market closed on a capitalization of K61,176,243,852 including Shoprite Holdings and K26,393,558,412 excluding Shoprite Holdings.
Wednesday 4th
In 80 trades recorded today 1,528,603 shares were transacted resulting in a turnover of K5,393,693.95. A share price gain of K0.25 was recorded in REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT ZAMBIA. Share price losses were recorded in COPPERBELT ENERGY CORPORATION of K0.05, in LAFARGE of K0.98 and in ZANACO of K0.05. Trading activity was also recorded in PUMA, STANDARD CHARTERED ZAMBIA, SHOPRITE and ZAMBIA SUGAR. The LuSE All Share Index (LASI) closed at 4,605.57 points, 1.67% down from its previous close of 4,682.42 points. The market closed on a capitalization of K60,840,882,264 including Shoprite Holdings and K26,058,196,824 excluding Shoprite Holdings.
Thursday 5th
In 12 trades recorded today 16,591 shares were transacted resulting in a turnover of K205,602. A share price gain of K4.00 was recorded in AFRICA EXPLOSIVES CORPORATION LIMITED. A share price loss was recorded in LAFARGE of K0.01. Trading activity was also recorded in AIRTEL, BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO ZAMBIA, PAMDOZI, and PUMA. The LuSE All Share Index (LASI) closed at 4,623.82 points, 0.39% up from its previous close of 4,605.57 points. The market closed on a capitalization of K60,920,508,265 including Shoprite Holdings and K26,137,822,825 excluding Shoprite Holdings.
Friday 6th
In 20 trades recorded today 176,101 shares were transacted resulting in a turnover of K237,568. Trading activity was recorded in COPPERBELT ENERGY CORPORATION, INVESTRUST and PUMA. The LuSE All Share Index (LASI) maintained its close at 4,623.82 points, as there were no share price movements. The market closed on a capitalization of K60,920,508,265 including Shoprite Holdings and K26,137,822,825 excluding Shoprite Holdings.
