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.
Symbol | Company | Industry |
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BARCLAYS | Barclays Bank of Botswana | Banking |
BIHL | Botswana Insurance Holdings | Insurance |
BTCL | Botswana Telecommunications Corporation | Telecommunications |
CHOBE | Chobe Holdings | Tourism |
CHOPPIES | Choppies Enterprises | Retail |
CRESTA | Cresta Hotels | Hotels |
ENGEN | Engen Botswana | Petroleum |
FPC | The Far Property Company Limited | Real Estate |
FNBB | First National Bank of Botswana | Banking |
FURNMART | FurnMart Limited (formerly Furniture Mart) | Retail |
G4S | G4S Botswana | Security Services |
LETLOLE | Letlole La Rona | Property Management |
LETSHEGO | Letshego Holdings Limited | Finance |
NAP | New African Properties | Real Estate |
OLYMPIA | Olympia Capital Corporation | Building Material |
PRIMETIME | Primetime Property Holdings | Property Management |
RDCP | RDC Properties | Property Management |
RPC DATA | RPC Data | ICT |
SECHABA | Sechaba Brewery Holdings | Breweries |
SEFALANA | Sefalana Holding Company | Wholesale |
STANCHART | Standard Chartered Botswana Limited | Banking |
TURNSTAR | Turnstar Holdings | Property Management |
WIL | Wilderness Holdings | Tourism |
The list of foreign companies as of December 2016 is: [2]
Symbol | Company | Industry |
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ANGLO | Anglo American | Mining |
BLUE | Blue Financial Services | Finance |
GG | Galane Gold Limited | Mining |
INVESTEC | Investec Group | Finance |
Although not currently part of any official market index, a third BSE category, "Venture Capital Companies", is as follows (all companies are foreign-based unless otherwise disclosed): [2]
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