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Stanbic Holdings exchanged 1,145,100 shares worth about sh125.77m at an average of sh109.83 on the Uganda Securities Exchange (USE) on Tuesday, according to Crested Capital’s market report.
The counter closed at sh109.83, down 0.33% from its open of sh110.19. Bank of Baroda followed with 808,000 shares worth sh89.01m changing hands at sh110.16, closing 0.11% higher.
Total market turnover for the day stood at about sh275.1m from 2.24 million shares. Airtel Uganda traded 266,400 shares worth sh53.19m at sh199.67, while MTN Uganda exchanged 14,958 shares worth sh6.81m at sh455.16.
Quality Chemical Industries Limited was the day’s strongest performer, rising 2.11% to close at sh166.44 on volume of 1,670 shares worth about sh278,000.
dfcu Limited recorded thin activity of 200 shares worth sh67,600 and closed unchanged at sh338.
The remaining counters, BATU, NIC, New Vision, Uganda Clays and Umeme saw no deals and closed flat at their opening levels of sh11,500, sh23.29, sh145, sh8.40 and sh63 respectively.