KCP. USD/TZS 2,643
Tanzania Share Index 9,349.59 ▲ 0.19% USD / TZS 2,645.24 BoT rate 6.25% Inflation 4.2% official sources · not a live feed

Today’s intelligence · Vol. I · No. 229

Published Monday, 17 August 2026 · market observation 14 Aug 2026 verified close

Friday's wider advance still depended on three counters for 84.7% of turnover

4,232.85 rose 0.10% and 9,331.91 0.35%; ten counters advanced against seven decliners.

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Why it matters
NMB, TPCC and CRDB supplied 84.7% of TZS 7.247bn equity turnover.
What to watch
The 17 August close tests whether value broadens before NMB's subdivision timetable begins.
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 · 2026-08-13 to 2026-08-14

10rose11unchanged7fell
Coverage 2026-08-13 → 2026-08-14 Vintage 2026-08-14 · final Revision current · v0
The close beneath the index. Exact values underlying the chart.
CounterChange, %Close
AFRIPRISE0625
CRDB02700
DCB10.7143465
DSE4.28576570
EABL0.17925590
JATU0265
JHL08650
KA0110
KCB-1.01521950
MBP-0.59171680
MCB-7.9545405
MKCB-0.79163760
MUCOBA-2.1505455
NICO4.94513820
NMB0.283317700
NMG-1.7857275
PAL1.4706345
SWALA0450
SWIS02570
TBL-0.2019930
TCC012500
TCCL1.28213950
TOL2.05481490
TPCC1.68076050
TTP0450
USL030
VODA0.99011020
YETU0510

Read: 10 counters rose, 7 fell and 11 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

2026-05-20 to 2026-08-17 · indicative mean

2,645.24latest2,603.09window low2,649.75window high
Coverage 2026-05-20 → 2026-08-17 Vintage 2026-08-17 · final Revision current · v0
USD/TZS inside its recent observed band. Exact values underlying the chart.
DateTZS per USD
2026-05-202,603.0893
2026-05-212,604.7112
2026-05-222,606.5023
2026-05-232,606.6118
2026-05-242,606.6118
2026-05-252,606.6118
2026-05-262,608.1442
2026-05-272,607.4476
2026-05-282,607.4476
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

Read: The latest mean was 2,645.24 TZS per USD, inside an observed window of 2,603.09 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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