DSE All-Share Index
4,572.74
0.01% on the day
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The Brief · Monday, 19 October 2026 · Vol. I · No. 287
Share-price measures edge up, trading stays concentrated
Share-price measures edged up on Friday. Most trading still went through two banks, limiting what the total says about other shares.
Covers 16 Oct 2026 verified close · Published 2026-10-19 · Read the lead · Soma kwa Kiswahili
The edition’s key figures
Tanzania Share Index
10,079.13
0.12% on the day
DSE · 2026-10-16Equity turnover
TZS 3.65bn
+46.4% vs 2026-10-15
DSE · 2026-10-16USD/TZSProvisional
2,633.66
Provisional reference
BoT mean · 19 Oct sheet · 2026-10-19This edition in 60 seconds
- Market recordShare-price measures edge up, trading stays concentratedRead →
- Capital recordAcross Tanzania’s marketsRead →
- Where the trading wentTwo banks account for nearly nine shillings in ten tradedRead →
- Dollar referenceThe dollar reference is above Friday’s finalized valueRead →
The lead · 16 Oct 2026 verified close
Share-price measures edge up, trading stays concentrated
Signal
Share-price measures edged up on Friday. Most trading still went through two banks, limiting what the total says about other shares.
The evidence
DSEI, the All-Share index, closed at 4,572.74, up 0.01%. TSI, the domestic index, closed at 10,079.13, up 0.12%, on 16 October.
What to watch
Both compare with 15 October. An index combines prices with unequal weights; its rise does not mean every share rose.
Close anatomy · 2026-10-16
Was the session’s fall broadly shared?
How widely did prices move?
9 rose · 5 fell
9 rose · 5 fell · 7 unchanged
21 of 28 listed shares traded; 7 had no trades.
DSE · 2026-10-16Where did the money trade?
92.2% in three shares
CRDB 59.7% · NMB 29.8% · KCB 2.6% · Others 7.8%
Share of equity turnover: TZS 3.65bn.
DSE · 2026-10-16| SWIS | +6.06% |
|---|---|
| TPCC | +1.93% |
| NICO | +1.42% |
| TCCL | -4.08% |
|---|---|
| AFRIPRISE | -1.36% |
| MUCOBA | -1.19% |
NMG showed -1.61% as a reference-price change with no DSE trades. It sits outside executed breadth and the faller list.
Capital System Pulse
Across Tanzania’s markets
Six readings, each with its own date. Price and NAV changes do not establish capital flows.
Is the shilling repricing?
2,633.66
TZS per USD. One-month move +0.29%. Provisional.
What does the government pay to borrow?
6.28%
364-day T-bill, annualised weighted average yield at auction.
Which fund led over three months?
iGrowth +13.5%
NAV change, not total return. 2026-07-14 to 2026-10-15. Inuka Dozen +8.7%; Umoja +6.5%. Mandates and distributions differ.
Which ETF grew faster?
IEACLC +9.0%
DSE closing-price change, 2026-07-15 to 2026-10-16. VIS −3.1%. Not total return.
Is gold strengthening?
US$4,204/oz
+0.0% from the prior official record.
Are essential costs easing?Monthly data
Petrol +6.9%
Dar diesel +5.4%; rice median +0.5% month on month. Separate measures.
Where the trading went
Two banks account for nearly nine shillings in ten traded
Signal
CRDB and NMB accounted for most share trading on Friday. This measures money traded, not the number of investors.
Evidence
The banks took 89.6% of TZS 3.65 billion traded on 16 October. Figures are rounded; block trades are included and funds excluded.
What to watch
The next verified close can show whether trading spreads to other shares. The two banks’ share does not establish investor motives.
Dollar reference
The dollar reference is above Friday’s finalized value
Signal
Monday’s dollar reference is slightly above Friday’s finalized value. Monday’s figure is provisional and can change.
Why it matters
Bank of Tanzania’s 19 October mean is TZS 2,633.66 per US dollar, against 2,633.12 on 16 October. Both figures are rounded.
What to watch
A finalized record will test Monday’s provisional mean. Customer rates and fees can differ; this is not a transaction quote.
Opportunity Wire
East African Community seeks World Bank backing
Signal
The Citizen reports a request for World Bank backing for regional investment. Its headline does not establish approved funding.
Why it matters
The 18 October headline names the East African Community. Support could help projects advance, but its form, amount and recipients are unspecified.
What to watch
A World Bank document naming projects, terms and any funding would clarify the support. No decision date is confirmed.
What to watch
The next tests, without prediction
Next verified DSE close
Shows whether trading spreads beyond the two banks that dominated 16 October.
Next official session; publication time unconfirmed
Finalized Bank of Tanzania dollar sheet
Tests the provisional 19 October reference; customer quotes and fees remain separate.
No confirmed publication time
World Bank backing for regional investment
A project or support document would clarify recipients, terms and any funding commitment.
No confirmed decision date
Editor’s note
I read Friday’s small index rise alongside the trading underneath it. Two banks still accounted for most traded value, which does not reveal investor motives. I keep Monday’s provisional dollar reference separate from that close. The report on regional investment seeks support, but the available headline establishes neither a funding amount nor an approved project.
Information and education only, not advice or a forecast. DSE close: 16 October 2026. Other observations retain their own source dates.
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