MARKET COMMENT 01.06.2026

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ZSE register losses in month opener… The ZSE market recorded losses in the month opening session as the primary All Share Index lost 0.85% to 385.95pts while, the Blue-Chip Index eased 1.23% to 379.59pts. On the contrary, the ZSE Agriculture Index gained 0.57% to 325.62pts as the Mid Cap Index added 0.63% to 440.52pts. Cigarette producer BAT led the laggards of the day on a 8.11% retreat to $170.0000, followed by ZSE Holdings that dropped 7.59% to $1.1020. First Mutual Property slipped 4.88% to close at $0.9995 while, beverages maker Delta trimmed 2.74% to $29.1829. Mashonaland Holdings completed the worst performers of the day on a 0.96% decline to end the day pegged at $1.3003. Partially offsetting today’s losses was Ariston that charged 14.17% to $0.0685, trailed by sugar processor Hippo that firmed up 10.39% to $11.0400. TSL went up 8.33% to settle at $6.5000 while, banking group FBC surged 7.61% to $10.0500. Brick maker Willdale capped the best performers of the day on a 2.00% uplift to end at $0.0375. Activity aggregates enhanced in the session as volumes ballooned 71.20% to 675,400 shares while, turnover grew by 26.11% to $7.84m. Top volume drivers of the day were Mashonaland Holdings (9.22%), Delta (36.57%) and Willdale (15.65%). Delta was the top traded stock in terms of value after contributing 91.88% of the total. The Tigere REIT fell 8.53% to end the day pegged at $1.0285 after a total of 2.64m units exchanged hands in the session

Written by EFE Research