ZSE slips into the red…
The ZSE faltered in the penultimate session of the week as the All-Share Index fell 0.10% to 215.33pts while, the Blue-Chip Index parred off 0.94% to 211.48pts. The Mid Cap Index eased 0.73% to 250.30pts while, on the contrary the Agriculture Index added 0.74% to 169.03pts. Trading in the negative was ART Holdings that retreated 13.57% to $0.0691 while, telecoms company Econet trimmed 1.50% to end pegged $5.0057. ZSE Holdings headlined the gainers’ list of the day having gained 14.24% to end pegged at $1.1025 as brick manufacturer Willdale followed on a 13.23% jump to land at $0.0351. FML climbed 12.89% to $1.2425 while, Nampak rose 12.07% to $0.6500. ZB Financial Holdings completed the top five gainers of the day on a 7.50% increase to land at $4.3000. Thirteen counters gained against two that declined to close with a positive breadth eleven.
Activity aggregates were depressed in the session as turnover plunged 87.87% to $8.22m while, volumes traded succumbed 73.31% to 1.43m shares. Top volume drivers of the day were Willdale (34.97%), Delta (29.89%), Mashonaland (15.63%) and FBC (10.73%). Delta and FBC Holdings drove the value aggregate as they claimed a combined 96.40% of the total. The Tigere REIT declined 8.19% to $1.5296 as 9,939 units exchanged hands in the session.