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Market Commentary

MARKET COMMENT-27.03.2026

ZSE ends week in losses… 
The ZSE market closed the week in losses as the primary All 
Share Index lost 0.18% to settle 362.34pts while, the Blue-Chip 
Index fell 0.36% to 370.62pts. On the contrary the Agriculture 
Index rose 1.65% to 252.91pts while, the Mid Cap Index added 
0.84% to 353.27pts. Brick maker Willdale led the worst 
performers of the day on a 11.59% retreat to $0.0305 followed 
by ZSE Holdings that tumbled 9.26% to $1.2250. FMP dropped 
7.41% to close at $1.0000 while, milk processor Dairibord 
eased 4.94% to $2.6143. Beverage giant Delta capped the 
laggards of the day on a 1.26% decline to end the day pegged 
at $26.7219. Partially mitigating today’s losses was sugar 
processor Hippo that surged 15.00% to $8.6000 on 200 shares 
while, Mash Holdings firmed up 13.39% to $1.1517. CBZ 
Holdings ticked up 2.55% to settle at $16.5000 as Proplastics 
charged 0.80% to $1.2600. Star Africa completed the top 
performers of the day on a 0.24% uplift to close at $0.0301.  
 
Activity aggregates declined in the session as volume traded 
fell 94.56% to 622,700 shares while, turnover dipped 86.53% 
to $10.40m. Top volume drivers of the day were Delta 
(60.85%), Star Africa (17.65%) and Mash Holdings (14.13%). 
Delta was the most sought after counter in the value category 
after contributing 97.35% to the total traded. In the ETF 
category Datvest ETF exchanged 31,800 units flat at a price 
$0.0520.  Tigere REIT lost 10.27% to end the day pegged at 
$1.0500 after a circa of 2.6m units exchanged hands in the 
name.