Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) Live
| BSE-DCI Index | Year-to-Date | Market Cap. |
|---|---|---|
| 11,015.50 (-33.68) | -14.53 (0.13%) | BWP 946.95Bn |
The Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE), located in the capital Gaborone, is the country's national stock exchange founded in 1989 to operate and regulate the equities and fixed interest securities market. The Exchange, which provides a gateway for raising capital and accessing investment opportunities in Botswana, is widely reckoned one of Africa's best performing stock exchanges, averaging 24% aggregate return in the past decade. The Botswana Stock Exchange is the third largest stock exchange in Southern Africa in terms of market capitalization.
The BSE, as a statutory body, puts in the effort to maintain a fair and efficient market by means of its surveillance and compliance committees, and the Botswana Stock Exchange Act No 11 of 1994 which ensures the operation of the capital market with the highest due regard to the public interest, protection of investors, and regulation of the affairs of its dealing members. The BSE Domestic Companies Index, which tracks indigenous companies, is the benchmark index for the Botswana stock market. The BSE Foreign Companies Index tracks the performance of shares of foreign companies that are listed on the Exchange.
Listed companies/securities
There are currently over 30 listed companies on the Botswana Stock Exchange including common stock and exchange traded funds. The BSE has a healthy mixture of local and foreign companies.
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BSE TRADING SUMMARY FOR FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2026: At the end of the last weekday of trading on the Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE), a total of 430,234 shares in 43 deals, corresponding to a market value of BWP 712,078.70, were traded. Compared with the previous BSE trading day (Thursday, February 19), today's data shows 92% decline in turnover but 169% improvement in deals. The current market capitalization of the Botswana Stock Exchange is BWP 946.9 billion.
In the aggregate, eight BSE listed equities participated in trading, ending with two gainers and just one loser. The two gainers were NewGold ETF (+8.33%) and NewGold Palladium ETF (+2.51%). The only equity that lost value on the day was Choppies Enterprises (-5.88%). Choppies Enterprises recorded the highest volume of 249,628 traded shares, followed by Botswana Telecom Corporation (177,200), Letshego Holdings (1,053) and RDC Properties (846).
Regarding the performance of BSE market indices, the benchmark BSE Domestic Companies Index (BSE-DCI) shed 33.68 (-0.3%) points to close at 11,015.50, representing a 1-week loss of 0.61%, a 4-week loss of 0.91%, and an overall year-to-date loss of 0.13%. Other remarkable indices that performed were the BSE Foreign Companies Index (+0%; +28.91% YTD), BSE Foreign Resource Sector Index (+0%; +30.22% YTD), BSE Domestic Financial Sector Index (+0%; +0.03% YTD), BSE Local Asset Sector Index (-0.02%; -0.04% 1WK; +26.74% YTD), and BSE Domestic Company Total Return Index (-0.3%; -0.61% 1WK; -0.04% YTD).
