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The Brief · Thursday, 8 October 2026 · Vol. I · No. 278

Share-price measures fell as more money changed hands

Both main share-price measures fell on Wednesday. More money changed hands in shares, but this does not explain why people traded.

Covers 7 Oct 2026 verified close · Published 2026-10-08 · Read the lead · Soma kwa Kiswahili

The edition’s key figures

This edition in 60 seconds

  1. Market recordShare-price measures fell as more money changed handsRead →
  2. Capital recordAcross Tanzania’s marketsRead →
  3. Share tradingA busier trading day included pre-arranged dealsRead →
  4. CurrencyThe official dollar reference uses fewer shillingsRead →

The lead · 7 Oct 2026 verified close

Share-price measures fell as more money changed hands

Signal

Both main share-price measures fell on Wednesday. More money changed hands in shares, but this does not explain why people traded.

The evidence

DSE All-Share 4,611.00 (-0.27%); Tanzania Share Index 10,197.04 (-0.37%). Share trading value rose to TZS 5.68bn, rounded.

What to watch

The total includes pre-arranged trades. The next report can distinguish another busy session from wider participation.

Close anatomy · 2026-10-07

Was the session’s fall broadly shared?

How widely did prices move?

4 rose · 10 fell

4 rose · 10 fell · 6 unchanged

20 of 28 listed shares traded; 8 had no trades.

DSE · 2026-10-07

Where did the money trade?

78.1% in three shares

TBL 36.0% · CRDB 23.7% · TCCL 18.4% · Others 21.9%

Share of equity turnover: TZS 5.68bn.

DSE · 2026-10-07
Largest rises
TTP+10.26%
MCB+2.70%
MBP+2.06%
Largest falls, traded shares
TOL-4.28%
DSE-3.60%
NICO-1.60%

Index anatomy · Consecutive closes

Which shares explain the gap?

6 Oct 2026 to 7 Oct 2026. KCP market-cap decomposition, reconciled to the official index gap.

Index change · %

TSI · domestic−0.37%
DSEI · all−0.27%
−0.09 ppDomestic shares underperformed the full listed market.

Contribution to the index gap · pp

NMB−0.06
CRDB−0.03
TCC+0.03
Others, net−0.04
Official index gap−0.09 pp

NMB, CRDB, TCC have the largest absolute contributions, including offsetting effects. This is not a valuation judgment.

Method and limits

Domestic names: cap change divided by starting domestic cap, minus cap change divided by starting all-market cap. Cross-listed names: subtract the all-market component. KCP checks every company, the implied share basis and each cap-total/index relationship at every retained verified close in the period. This is not official DSE company attribution. Turnover does not enter the calculation. Incompatible basis changes withhold the calculation.

Contributions are rounded; small unallocated residual: 0.000004 pp. No balancing adjustment is applied.

Coverage: 28 companies. KCP classification dated 2026-09-03.

All contributions, percentage points
Sharepp
AFRIPRISE0.000000
CRDB-0.029065
DCB0.000000
DSE-0.006365
EABL0.019626
JATU0.000000
JHL0.000000
KA0.000000
KCB0.000000
MBP0.001335
MCB0.002748
MKCB-0.000790
MUCOBA0.000000
NICO-0.004106
NMB-0.055637
NMG0.000000
PAL0.000000
SWALA0.000000
SWIS-0.000401
TBL-0.013130
TCC0.026706
TCCL-0.008501
TOL-0.005119
TPCC0.000000
TTP0.004228
USL0.000000
VODA-0.024925
YETU0.000000

Capital System Pulse

Across Tanzania’s markets

Six readings, each with its own date. Price and NAV changes do not establish capital flows.

Which ETF grew faster?

IEACLC +13.2%

DSE closing-price change, 2026-07-06 to 2026-10-07. VIS −4.5%. Not total return.

Share trading

A busier trading day included pre-arranged deals

Signal

Share trading value rose from TZS 2.23bn on Tuesday to 5.68bn on Wednesday, rounded.

Evidence

Pre-arranged trades in Tanzania Breweries and Tanga Cement form part of the total. More money traded does not prove broad participation.

What to watch

The next report can show how trading is spread across companies. Its publication timing is unconfirmed.

Currency

The official dollar reference uses fewer shillings

Signal

The 8 October official reference uses fewer shillings per United States dollar than the 7 October figure.

Why it matters

Bank of Tanzania means: TZS 2,635.57 on 7 October, final; 2,633.68 on 8 October, provisional and rounded. Customer exchange prices can differ.

What to watch

A finalized 8 October sheet would test the provisional reference. Its publication timing is unconfirmed.

Opportunity Wire

Businesses ask for technology in tax administration

Signal

Daily News reports a call from Tanzania’s chamber of commerce to use technology in tax administration.

Why it matters

Simpler tax handling could reduce paperwork. The report establishes a business request, not a government decision or a funded system.

What to watch

A government response naming the system, budget and timetable would clarify implementation. No date is established.

What to watch

The next tests, without prediction

  1. Next DSE share-trading report

    Separates changes in share prices from trading value and pre-arranged deals.

    Next official session; publication timing unconfirmed

  2. Finalized 8 October Bank of Tanzania currency sheet

    Tests the provisional dollar reference against a final observation.

    Publication timing unconfirmed

  3. Government response on technology in tax administration

    A named system, budget and timetable would distinguish a plan from a request.

    No implementation date established

Editor’s note

I separate the fall in share-price measures from the rise in money traded. The total includes pre-arranged trades and cannot establish why people traded. I include the call for technology in tax administration as a request from businesses, not a government decision. The dollar reference is provisional and keeps its separate 8 October source date.

Information and education only, not advice or a forecast. DSE close: 7 October 2026. Other observations retain their own source dates.