4 Ways To Say Calm When Stock Markets Panic

A state of panic has gripped residents of Mbeya Region following widespread reports of availability of poisoned fish in the market.

This is the second part of a series of articles that seek to define the stock market In my last week’s column I indicated how stock markets provide a platform for governments and companies can raise long term capital and where investors can buy and sell various types of financial instruments – shares, bonds, collective investment schemes (units) and risk management instruments, i.e. derivatives such as currency futures and options, interest rate futures, equity futures and...

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For one measure — market capitalisation and stock indices — stock markets across the world have had mixed results for the year just ended, 2015.

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>Last week we dwelt on the concept of return and risk on investment in securities (i.e. shares and bonds) listed in the stock market. We learnt that the return on an investment consists of dividend, interest, rent or other income added to the increase in the value of the asset over a set period.

>Tension has engulfed members of the community of the University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM) following reported cases of attacks by monkeys on some people at the campus.