Africa-Press – Malawi. The Malawi Stock Exchange (MSE) recorded a 593 percent increase in share value traded in May 2025 despite registering a negative market return of -2.26 percent for the month.
A Monthly Market Performance Report published by the MSE shows that the bourse transacted 149.40 million shares worth K94.13 billion ($54.29 million) across 2,960 trades in May.
This is compared to 50.18 million shares valued at K13.58 billion ($7.83 million) in 2,943 trades recorded in April.
The surge represents a 197.75 percent increase in share volume traded, with daily average trades jumping from 2.51 million shares in April to 7.47 million shares in May.
Average daily turnover also soared to K4.71 billion ($2.71 million) in May from K679.11 million in April, reflecting the same 593.05 percent increase recorded in overall trading value.
Notable among the transactions were 73,300 NBM shares that traded as negotiated deals at a total consideration of K417.81 million.
MSE Chief Operating Officer Keline Kondowe described the monthly performance as mixed, attributing the negative return to price corrections on some counters.
However, she emphasised that the year-to-date return remains strongly positive at 64.58 percent, reflecting robust market performance for 2025.
“Looking ahead, we anticipate demand to persist particularly as listed companies begin to publish half year- trading statements,” Kondowe said.
Market analyst Brian Kampanje praised the bourse’s resilience, describing May’s performance as a strong comeback from April’s subdued activity.
“This performance provides assurance that the local bourse remains a bonafide wealth creation avenue, beating the inflation rates. This should encourage investors sitting on the fence that this is the time to explore the stock exchange as storage of value and wealth creation,” he said.
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