ZSE extends gains in month opening session…
The market extended gains in the opening session of the month as the primary All Share Index put on 0.94% to 206.02pts while, the Blue-Chip Index edged up 0.64% to 200.70pts. The Mid Cap Index rose 1.85% to 249.89pts while, contrastingly, the Agriculture Index lost 0.65% to 183.66pts. Ariston headlined the top performers of the day on a 18.38% jump to $0.0599, followed by FML that charged 10.44% to $3.7548. Star Africa ticked up 3.94% to close at $0.0364 while Ecocash surged 1.80% to $0.1740. Hotelier RTG capped the top performers of the day on a 0.37% uplift to end the day pegged at $0.6825. Trading in the negative was ART that dropped 11.58% to $0.3005 while, logistics group Unifreight eased 2.83% to $1.8000. Retailer OKZim eased 1.88% to settle at $0.4100 while, beverage giant Delta completed the laggards of the day on a 0.02% retreat to $15.2399.
Activity aggregates were mixed in the session as volume traded shed 11.50% to 642,800 shares while, turnover grew by 31.67% to $6.92m. Top volume drivers of the day were Delta (68.28%) and OKZim (18.65%). Delta anchored today’s turnover as it claimed a gigantic 96.73%. No trades were recorded in the ETF sector. Tigere REIT slipped 2.07% to end the day pegged at $1.2901 as 2.83m shares exchanged hands in the session. Revitus REIT inched up 0.15% to end the day pegged at $0.5059 as 2,000 units exchanged hands in the name.