On the Rwanda Security Exchange (RSE) market only BRALIRWA counter registered transactions. On Monday April 9, the trading session recorded a turnover of Rwf 8,943,900 from 28,100 BRALIRWA shares traded in 3 deals compared to Thursday’s trading session which recorded a turnover of Rwf 91,335,800 from 728,900 BK shares and 700 BRALIRWA shares traded in 8 deals.
BRALIRWA shares traded at Rwf 318 and Rwf 319 and closed at Rwf 318, registering a decline of Rwf 1 from Thursday’s closing price while BK shares remained unchanged from Thursday’s closing price of Rwf 125. KCB and NMG shares last transacted at Rwf 135 and Rwf 1,200 respectively.
At the end of formal trading hours, there were outstanding bids of 55,000 BK shares at Rwf 120 and an outstanding offer of 143,000 BK shares at Rwf 125. On BRALIRWA counter, there were outstanding offers of 38,600 shares at Rwf 320 and 40,000 shares Rwf 325 and no outstanding bids.
On 29th March 2012, BK of Kigali announced its full year 2011 audited results, reporting a Net Income of Rwf 8.7 billion (approximately US$ 14.4 million), translating into an increase of 40.6% y-o-y and Earnings per share (EPS) of Rwf 15.6(US$0.03).As a result the Board of Directors has recommended a dividend per share of Rwf 6.5 (US$0.01) subject to the approval of the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on the 27th of April 2012.
