MARKET COMMENT-27.03.2026

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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.

Written by EFE Research