Clare Akamanzi, the chief executive of Rwanda Development Board (centre), flanked by other officials, rings the bell as CIMERWA lists its shares on the Rwanda Stock Exchange on Monday, August 3. The cement manufacturer becomes the 10th company to trade on the local bourse. / Photo: Courtesy. Rwanda Stock Exchange staff during trading earlier this […]
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Naivas gets Sh6bn for stake sale to private equity funds
A section of the Naivas Capital Centre outlet. PHOTO | SALATON NJAU | NMG Supermarket chain Naivas has raised Sh6 billion from the sale of a 30 per cent stake to a consortium of investors, including the International Finance Corporation (IFC), valuing the retailer at Sh20 billion. The amount paid in the deal, one of […]
Rwanda Stock Market Gets 10th Listed Company
Rwanda’s leading Cement manufacturer CIMERWA has received approval from the Capital Markets Authority and the Rwanda Stock Exchange to list its shares on the local bourse on August 3rd 2020. Out of the listed shares constituting 703,219,520 shares (100%), a free float of 344,575,560 shares (49%) will be available for trading to the investor community […]
Retailers’ woes call for change of tack
First, Uchumi Supermarkets shut its doors. It was closely followed by Nakumatt and now the walls are slowly closing in on the Tuskys Supermarket chain. The troubled retail market has seen jobs losses, pay cuts and reduced incomes amid desperate efforts to save cash. The current crisis brought about by Covid-19 has not helped the […]
Red alert as blue-chip firms lose shine at NSE
Like human beings, companies have their lifespan. Some may look like they will be around forever, but then some unforseen change comes about, and unable to cope, they die. Others shut down within hours or days of being born. While some stay on life support for an unusually long time, others make a surprise recovery. […]
Rwanda Stock Market Gets 10th Listed Company
Rwanda’s leading Cement manufacturer CIMERWA has received approval from the Capital Markets Authority and the Rwanda Stock Exchange to list its shares on the local bourse on August 3rd 2020. Out of the listed shares constituting 703,219,520 shares (100%), a free float of 344,575,560 shares (49%) will be available for trading to the investor community […]
NSE’s best, worst stocks during Covid-19 revealed
The market data shows that among actively traded stocks, 27 or 47 per cent of the companies registered gains while 30 or 53 per cent posted losses. FILE PHOTO | NMG Troubled Kenya Airways leads a group of loss-making companies to emerge with the best stocks from a period when the country imposed tight coronavirus […]
Tanzania Share Index Climbs Up On Crdb Gain
Stock Market INDICES had mixed signals during the week that ended on 10th July 2020, as the Tanzania Share Index (TSI) climbed while the All Share Index (DSEI) followed an opposite path. The TSI gained 4.97 points following a gain on the CRDB counter. The TSI closed the week at 3,466.81 points after a 0.14 […]
NSE’s best, worst stocks during Covid-19 revealed
The market data shows that among actively traded stocks, 27 or 47 per cent of the companies registered gains while 30 or 53 per cent posted losses. FILE PHOTO | NMG Troubled Kenya Airways leads a group of loss-making companies to emerge with the best stocks from a period when the country imposed tight coronavirus […]
Standard Group Emerges As Top Loser At NSE On Tuesday
The top loser of the day on Tuesday at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) was the Standard Group. The company lost 9.84 percent at the price of 22.45 shillings per share. Eveready East Africa was the second top loser with 7.48 percent at the price of 0.99 shillings per share followed by Sanlam Kenya with […]