The local exchange was largely quiet yesterday with no shares exchanging hands.

In fact, both the equities and fixed income securities segments of the Rwanda Stock Exchange (RSE) registered no deals yesterday, the bourse market report indicates.

The RSE Share Index and All Share Index (ASI) were unchanged at Friday’s close of 241.19 and 138.48 points, respectively. The previous Monday the RSE Share Index closed at a high of 251.87 points, while the ASI was at 141.21 points.

The Bank of Kigali share price closed at Rwf305 yesterday, from Rwf310 on Monday last week, indicating a decline of Rwf5. The Bralirwa counter was at Rwf393 compared to Rwf415 the previous Monday.

The counter shed Rwf22 during the week.

Dealers are optimistic business will pick up as the week progresses.