NMB and Econet highlight the session…
NMB and Econet highlighted the session as circa 5m and 5.03m shares traded in the two counters respectively. The trades accounted for a combined 91.84% of the volume aggregate and 75.84% of the value aggregate. Delta was the other notable value driver after claiming 16.10% of the total. Total volume traded ballooned 1722.78% to 10.92m while, turnover surged 989.56% to $42.33m. The Datvest MCS was the only fund to trade on the bourse as 1,000 units worth $30.0000 exchanged hands. The Tigere REIT slipped 0.04% to close at $1.1658 as 879,182 units traded while, the Revitus REIT edged up 8.33% to $0.5525.
Packaging group Nampak which is trading under cautionary dropped 9.09% to end pegged at $1.0000. Banking group CBZ dipped 5.00% to $7.1250 while, Econet trimmed 1.95% to settle at $2.7029, where demand could be found. Milk processor Dairibord retreated 1.57% to $1.7225 as Ariston was 0.55% weaker at $0.0500. On the upside was cigarette manufacturer BAT that soared 13.93% to close at $139.0000. Trailing was Star Africa which jumped 11.59% to $0.0309 as mining company RioZim rose 0.63% to $0.8000. OKZIM fastened the gainers’ pack on a 0.39% uplift that took the retailer to $0.3200. The mainstream All Share Index was 0.15% softer at 192.65pts as ZSE Top Ten shrunk 0.08% to 187.32pts. The Mid Cap Index came off 0.37% to end at 234.98pts. The ZSE Agriculture Index was the riser amongst the Indices we review as it gained 4.29% to close at 203.13pts.