In the year 2021, the market transacted a total of 1,301,122,424 shares at a total consideration of MK37,690,252,891.52 (US$43,751,349.63) in 3,304 trades. In the corresponding period 2020, the market transacted a total of 1,645,194,139 shares at a total consideration of MK41,085,584,358.55 (US$54,522,713.98) in 3,114 trades. This reflects a -20.91% decrease in share volume traded and a –8.26% (-34.33% in US Dollar terms) decrease in share value traded. Of the shares traded, 251,090,910 FDHB, 260,204,249 ICON, 15,500,000 NBS, 321,479 OMU, 4,639,922 PCL and 309,785,937 TNM traded as negotiated deals.
Daily average share trades exhibited similar trends where the market registered an average daily volume of 5,183,755 shares compared to 6,633,847 shares traded in the corresponding period 2020 reflecting a decrease of –21.86%.
The average daily turnover for the year 2021 was MK150,160,370.09 (US$174,308.17) compared with MK165,667,678.87 (US$219,849.65) for the corresponding period 2020, reflecting a decrease of –9.36% (-35.11% in US Dollar terms).
