DSE All-Share
4,250.04
As at DSEI · 21 Aug close · latest verified
Permanent edition · Vol. I · No. 234
The Brief
Monday, 24 August 2026
A frozen reading of Tanzania's markets, capital and policy. Figures remain bound to their stated observations; this archive never inherits a newer market tape.
Tanzania Share Index
9,321.17
As at TSI · 21 Aug close · domestic board
USD / TZS
2,643.56
As at BoT mean · 24 Aug sheet
BoT rate
6.25%
As at CBR · Q3 2026
Inflation
4.2%
As at NBS · July 2026 headline
This edition in 60 seconds
- 01The DSE indices eased as CRDB carried most verified turnover
- 02CRDB carried most of Friday’s verified equity turnover
- 03PPRA set an operating baseline for procurement inclusion
Soft close, balanced breadth and thin participation
The DSE indices eased as CRDB carried most verified turnover
Signal
4,250.04 fell 0.16% and 9,321.17 0.24%; 7 counters advanced and 7 declined.
Why it matters
CRDB supplied 58.6% of TZS 1.385bn turnover, while activity was 0.21 times the held-session median.
What to watch
The 24 August close tests whether participation broadens beyond the leading counter.
Did the domestic market and the headline index tell the same story over the covered quarter?
The domestic market against the headline index
As at 21 Aug 2026 · Source: Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange. Exact values and method remain in the static evidence table below.
Turnover concentration
CRDB carried most of Friday’s verified equity turnover
Signal
4,250.04 fell 0.16% while 21 counters traded and market breadth finished balanced.
Why it matters
CRDB supplied 58.6% of TZS 1.385bn turnover; VODA and TCC added 19.8% together.
What to watch
The next verified close tests whether turnover distributes more widely across traded counters.
Public procurement
PPRA set an operating baseline for procurement inclusion
Signal
PPRA reports 27,946 registered special groups, over TZS 56bn in contracts and 79% compliance in 2025/26.
Why it matters
The figures make participation measurable, but the 2050 jobs ambition remains a long-horizon delivery claim.
What to watch
Annual group activity, awards, completion and employment records are the next tests of execution.
Source: PPRA · published 2026-08-23
Go deeper →Foreign exchange
USD/TZS remained inside the recent BoT range
Signal
The BoT ledger records USD/TZS at 2,643.56 on its 24 August dated observation.
Why it matters
The mean sits 37.5% through the 30-observation range and the one-month shilling move is -0.14%.
What to watch
Only the next dated BoT observation can advance the Brief’s FX publication clock.
The Ghost · edition context
The model-book allocation read
The Ghost’s hypothetical model ledger is +9.04% since inception at its 2026-08-21 mark. Turnover concentration, procurement execution and the BoT FX clock change the observable terrain, not trades.
Open the current Ghost tracker →What this edition watched
24 Aug DSE close
Tests whether Friday’s low-participation turnover concentration persists.
After official DSE publication
PPRA participation record
Separates measured procurement awards and delivery from the long-horizon employment ambition.
At the next dated official update
BoT FX observation
Advances USD/TZS only through the governed publication clock.
Next official dated observation
JNHPP operating evidence
Tests whether verified generation capacity is translating into reliable productive use.
When dated dispatch, tariff or network data is published
Information and education only, not advice or a forecast. Market figures cover the DSE verified close of 21 Aug 2026. Other observations retain their own source dates.