Gains in selected heavies lifts the ZSE…
The market extended gains in mid-week session as selected
heavies lifted the ZSE. The primary All Share Index put on
0.84% to 389.31pts while, the Blue Chip Index gained 1.07% to
close at 384.67pts. The Agriculture Index firmed up 2.74% to
330.44pts while, on the contrary the Mid Cap Index lost 0.05%
to 436.47pts. Mashonaland Holdings was the best performer
of the day on a 14.88% surge to $1.4600, followed by milk
processor Dairibord that charged 14.56% to $2.7075. Cigarette
producer BAT charged 8.82% to close at $184.9998 while, Star
Africa inched up 7.89% to $0.0400. Banking group CBZ
Holdings capped the top five winners of the day on a 1.74%
surge to $17.8000. FMP led the laggards of the day as it dipped
9.34% to $0.9061 while, sugar processor Hippo tumbled 1.27%
to $10.8996. Tea producer Tanganda eased 0.99% to close at
$5.6088 while, SeedCo came off 0.47% to $4.0011. TN
Cybertech completed the worst performers of the day after a
0.34% decline that took the banker to $0.1441.