BSE bears carryover into 2017

Wednesday, January 11, 2017

Choppies lost almost half of its value on the BSE in 2016

After losing 11.33% in 2016, the Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) looks to continue its bearish streak with sellers outweighing buyers again in the first week of trading of 2017.

The Domestic Companies Index (DCI) shed a further 0.12% in the three days of trading last week and closed the first week of the year 11.37 points lower. Opening the year on a losing note were Stanchart, Turnstar, Barclays and BIHL.

Stanchart, which opened the year trading on a cautionary, was one of the biggest losers for the week, softening 1.9% or 15 thebe to close the week’s trading at P7.60, a new 12-month low.

Already have an active account? Log in here.

Or Sign up and get unlimited access to premium articles.

selefu

2 h ago

Tribunal cancels P1.8bn tender

Innocent Selatlhwa | 22 Nov 2024

Khama IV finally breaks BaNgwato royal jinx

Sechele Sechele | 22 Nov 2024

May we borrow your youth?

Bongi D D M Radipati | 22 Nov 2024

Boko’s fiscal path takes shape

Mbongeni Mguni,Pauline Dikuelo,Lewanika Timothy | 22 Nov 2024

BDP was never a liberation movement

Monageng Mogalakwe | 22 Nov 2024

Housing provision tops Boko’s priorities

Spira Tlhankane | 22 Nov 2024

Boko ‘mute’ on immediate promises

Spira Tlhankane | 22 Nov 2024

The corrupt must be punished

The findings reveal a disturbing pattern of misconduct and lack of transparency that cannot be ignored.The Tribunal, led by Judge President Justice Kabelo Lebotse, has rightly condemned the Ministry for its eyebrow raising conduct in awarding a P1.8 billion water tender to China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (Pty) Ltd and Zhong Gan Engineering & Construction Corporation (Pty) Ltd.The award was made despite alleged clear evidence that...

Mmegi Editor | 22 November 2024

About us

Mmegi is the leading independent source of breaking news, latest news, current
affairs, Politics, Business, Sport, debates, analysis, and entertainment news in Botswana.

Explore

More