BSE DCI
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The Botswana Stock Exchange Domestic Company Index or BSE DCI, and the Botswana Stock Exchange Foreign Company Index or BSE FCI are the principal stock indices of the Botswana Stock Exchange
. Each is calculated from the weighted averages of the values of their category of stock
. A third index value, the All Company Index, is derived from a weighted average of the two indices. On the Botswana Stock Exchange, a company that is designated as a "foreign company" is a company that is "dual-listed", meaning that it is also listed on another stock exchange.
Botswana Stock Exchange
The Botswana Stock Exchange is a small but thriving stock exchange located in Gaborone, Botswana. The Botswana share market was established in 1989 and became the Botswana Stock Exchange in 1995...
. Each is calculated from the weighted averages of the values of their category of stock
Stock
The capital stock of a business entity represents the original capital paid into or invested in the business by its founders. It serves as a security for the creditors of a business since it cannot be withdrawn to the detriment of the creditors...
. A third index value, the All Company Index, is derived from a weighted average of the two indices. On the Botswana Stock Exchange, a company that is designated as a "foreign company" is a company that is "dual-listed", meaning that it is also listed on another stock exchange.
Domestic companies
| Symbol | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| ABCH | ABC Holdings | Finance Finance "Finance" is often defined simply as the management of money or “funds” management Modern finance, however, is a family of business activity that includes the origination, marketing, and management of cash and money surrogates through a variety of capital accounts, instruments, and markets created... |
| BARCLAYS | Barclays Bank of Botswana | Finance Finance "Finance" is often defined simply as the management of money or “funds” management Modern finance, however, is a family of business activity that includes the origination, marketing, and management of cash and money surrogates through a variety of capital accounts, instruments, and markets created... |
| BIHL | Botswana Insurance Holdings | Insurance Insurance In law and economics, insurance is a form of risk management primarily used to hedge against the risk of a contingent, uncertain loss. Insurance is defined as the equitable transfer of the risk of a loss, from one entity to another, in exchange for payment. An insurer is a company selling the... |
| CHOBE | Chobe Holdings | |
| ENGEN | Engen Botswana | |
| FNBB | First National Bank of Botswana | |
| FURNMART | Furniture Mart | |
| IMARA | Imara Holdings | |
| LETSHEGO | Letshego | |
| MRIB | MRI Botswana | |
| METSEF | Metro Sefalana Cash and Carry | |
| RDCP | RDC Properties | |
| RPC DATA | RPC Data | |
| SECHABA | Sechaba Brewery Holdings | |
| Securicor Securicor Securicor plc was one of the United Kingdom's largest security businesses. It was once a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index but merged with Group 4 Falck in 2004.-History:... |
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| SEFALANA | Sefalana Holding Company | |
| STANCHART | Standard Chartered | |
| TURNSTAR | Turnstar Holdings | |
Foreign companies
| Symbol | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| FORBES | Alexander Forbes Group | |
| ANGLO | Anglo American | |
| DiamonEx | ||
| Discovery Metals | ||
| ELLERINE | Ellerine Holdings | |
| IAMGOLD | IAMGOLD Corporation | |
| INVESTEC | Investec Group | |
| LIONORE | LionOre | |
Venture capital companies
Although not currently part of any official market index, a third BSE category, "Venture Capital Companies", is as follows:- A Cap Resources
- African Copper
- African Diamonds
- Afritourism
- CIC Energy
- Gallery Gold
- Olympia Capital