RSE share index sheds 2 points

The bourse was quiet yesterday, with no shares traded across all the six counters, the Rwanda Stock Exchange market report indicates. However, the stock market was active during the past week, with regional financier, Equity Group Holdings, cross-listing on Thursday and trading a total of 45,000 shares worth 19.1 million during the first two days of trading.

Monday, February 16, 2015

The bourse was quiet yesterday, with no shares traded across all the six counters, the Rwanda Stock Exchange market report indicates. However, the stock market was active during the past week, with regional financier, Equity Group Holdings, cross-listing on Thursday and trading a total of 45,000 shares worth 19.1 million during the first two days of trading.

The bank’s share price opened at Rwf415 on Thursday, closed at Rwf425 on Friday.

Regional media house, Nation Media Group share price was at Rwf1,200 yesterday, while the Bralirwa counter stood at Rwf385, down by Rwf5 compared to Rwf390on Monday last week.

Bank of Kigali (BK) shares traded at Rwf295 on Friday, unchanged from last Monday’s closing price. Kenya Commercial Bank and Uchumi Supermarket shares last traded at Rwf185 and Rwf104, respectively.

The RSE Share Index closed the day at 236.41 points, down by 2.04 points during the week, from 236.41 points last Monday, mainly because of the falling Bralirwa share price.