KCP. USD/TZS 2,634
Tanzania Share Index 10,079.13 ▲ 0.12% USD / TZS 2,633.12 Equity turnover TZS 2.49bn official sources · not a live feed

Today’s intelligence · Vol. I · No. 230

Published Thursday, 20 August 2026 · market observation 19 Aug 2026 verified close

DSEI rose as NMB carried 59.2% of turnover

4,255.50 rose 0.41% and 9,327.78 0.14%; 10 counters advanced against 6 decliners.

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Why it matters
NMB, CRDB, KCB supplied 93.1% of TZS 7.147bn equity turnover.
What to watch
The 20 August close tests whether value broadens beyond the leading bank counters.
Authority
DSE · facts only

Three views · three different questions

Read the close across equities, rates and currency

The front page carries the evidence, not just links to where the evidence lives.

Was the verified DSE close broad or concentrated?

The close beneath the index

28 matched counters · 2026-08-18 to 2026-08-19

10rose12unchanged6fell
Coverage 2026-08-18 → 2026-08-19 Vintage 2026-08-19 · final Revision current · v0
The close beneath the index. Exact values underlying the chart.
CounterChange, %Close
AFRIPRISE-1.6615
CRDB0.37312690
DCB4.1667625
DSE1.55286540
EABL2.69785710
JATU1.8868270
JHL08650
KA0115
KCB01980
MBP9.93791770
MCB7.1429450
MKCB1.34413770
MUCOBA0450
NICO-0.49754000
NMB017700
NMG-1.9231255
PAL-4.6875305
SWALA0450
SWIS02560
TBL0.71439870
TCC012520
TCCL-3.8863710
TOL6.9621690
TPCC-0.49756000
TTP0500
USL030
VODA01030
YETU0510

Read: 10 counters rose, 6 fell and 12 were unchanged. The distribution shows whether the index headline described the board.

Price changes use exact matched closes; turnover concentration is a separate question.

Which Treasury-bill tenors moved at the latest complete auction?

The auction curve did not move as one

Auction 1203 compared with 1204

-6 bp35 days+9 bp91 days+40 bp182 days-29 bp364 days
Coverage 2026-07-15 → 2026-08-12 Vintage 2026-08-12 · final Revision current · v0
The auction curve did not move as one. Exact values underlying the chart.
AuctionTenorYield, % p.a.
A1203 · 2026-07-1535 days2.19
A1204 · 2026-08-1235 days2.13
A1203 · 2026-07-1591 days3.35
A1204 · 2026-08-1291 days3.44
A1203 · 2026-07-15182 days4.78
A1204 · 2026-08-12182 days5.18
A1203 · 2026-07-15364 days7.03
A1204 · 2026-08-12364 days6.74

Read: The 35-, 91- and 364-day yields eased; the 182-day yield rose. This was a tenor-specific move, not a parallel shift.

Two auctions describe the latest change; they do not establish a lasting regime or explain its cause.

Where does the latest official USD/TZS mean sit in recent history?

USD/TZS inside its recent observed band

2026-05-29 to 2026-08-20 · indicative mean

2,644.21latest2,606.36window low2,649.75window high
Coverage 2026-05-29 → 2026-08-20 Vintage 2026-08-20 · final Revision current · v0
USD/TZS inside its recent observed band. Exact values underlying the chart.
DateTZS per USD
2026-05-292,609.3382
2026-05-302,609.2089
2026-05-312,609.2089
2026-06-012,609.2089
2026-06-022,607.6566
2026-06-032,607.0695
2026-06-042,606.363
2026-06-052,606.6914
2026-06-062,610.1641
2026-06-072,610.1641
2026-06-082,610.1641
2026-06-092,613.9951
2026-06-102,615.7165
2026-06-112,616.612
2026-06-122,620.4231
2026-06-132,620.7614
2026-06-142,620.7614
2026-06-152,621
2026-06-212,628
2026-06-222,630.24
2026-06-232,632
2026-06-242,632
2026-06-252,632
2026-06-262,632
2026-06-272,628.1049
2026-06-282,628.1049
2026-06-292,628.1049
2026-06-302,623.5177
2026-07-012,625.1197
2026-07-022,625.657
2026-07-032,629.4979
2026-07-042,630.0352
2026-07-052,630.0352
2026-07-062,630.0352
2026-07-072,632.3537
2026-07-082,632.3537
2026-07-092,632.085
2026-07-102,634.4632
2026-07-112,636.5926
2026-07-122,636.5926
2026-07-132,636.5926
2026-07-142,635.6971
2026-07-152,635.8861
2026-07-162,636.2344
2026-07-172,636.6324
2026-07-182,635.2891
2026-07-192,635.2891
2026-07-202,635.2891
2026-07-212,636.6324
2026-07-222,636.7717
2026-07-232,637.13
2026-07-242,637.4583
2026-07-252,639.8464
2026-07-262,639.8464
2026-07-272,639.8464
2026-07-282,644.0157
2026-07-292,647.777
2026-07-302,647.777
2026-07-312,649.7472
2026-08-012,645.6774
2026-08-022,645.6774
2026-08-032,645.6774
2026-08-042,646.3143
2026-08-052,643.5679
2026-08-062,643.9759
2026-08-072,644.7918
2026-08-082,644.7918
2026-08-092,644.7918
2026-08-102,643.5381
2026-08-112,644.5033
2026-08-122,644.5033
2026-08-122,645.8963
2026-08-132,645.8963
2026-08-132,644.17
2026-08-132,644.17
2026-08-142,644.17
2026-08-142,645.2396
2026-08-142,645.2396
2026-08-152,645.2396
2026-08-152,645.2396
2026-08-162,645.2396
2026-08-162,645.2396
2026-08-172,645.2396
2026-08-172,643.0803
2026-08-172,643.0803
2026-08-182,643.0803
2026-08-182,643.0803
2026-08-192,642.742
2026-08-192,643.9361
2026-08-192,643.9361
2026-08-202,643.9361
2026-08-202,644.2147

Read: The latest mean was 2,644.21 TZS per USD, inside an observed window of 2,606.36 to 2,649.75.

A higher USD/TZS level means more shillings per dollar. This is an indicative reference, not a live dealing rate or forecast.

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