The mood on the Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) was buoyant in the opening week of the year, driven by the property counters that recorded the highest movements.

Although the Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) main index posted a 5 percent appreciation in 2014, it was a large drop from 18.4 percent in 2013.

Anglo American announces its intention to sell its 50% interest in Lafarge Tarmac to Lafarge for a minimum value of £885 million ($1.5 billion) (subject to Lafarge / Holcim merger related conditions, including Lafarge Tarmac being deemed an acceptable divestment remedy by the regulators)

NASDAQ OMX (NASDAQ:NDAQ) announced that Lucara Diamond Corp. (short name: LUC), a Small Cap company within the Basic Material sector, has started trading of its shares on the main market of NASDAQ OMX Stockholm.