Delta steals the limelight…
Beverages group Delta stole the limelight in the session as circa 1.08m shares worth $16.64m exchanged hands in the name. The trade accounted for 94.84% of total volumes traded and 99.48% of the value aggregate. Volume of shares traded went down by 69.53% to 1.18m while, turnover declined 40.10% to $16.72m. The Tigere REIT ticked up 1.02% to close at $1.5200 on 2,000 units. No trades were recorded in the ETF category.
Leading the risers of the day was TSL that garnered 10.29% to $1.9300 while, RTG jumped 5.85% to end pegged at $0.7000. Brick makers Willdale charged 4.78% to $0.0368 as Ecocash put on 1.28% to settle at $0.1745. Banking group NMB closed 0.20% firmer at $3.7325. The worst faller of the day was Star Africa that declined 5.94% to $0.0370, trailed by Ariston which slid 0.79% to $0.0502. Beverages giant Delta trimmed 0.18% to $15.2733 with Econet retreating 0.02% to $3.5923. The market recorded marginal gains in the session under review as the mainstream All Share Index added 0.24% to 205.71pts. The Blue Chips Index rose 0.15% to 200.53pts while, the Agriculture Index edged up 0.91% to 181.29pts. The Mid Cap Index improved 0.51% to close at 249.02pts.