Invest on Malawi Stock Exchange to become a shareholder in any of the public listed companies in Malawi. You can buy shares on Malawi stock exchange in any of the 16 companies listed. To invest on Malawi stock exchange you need to buy at least one share on Malawi stock market. As such starting your investment journey does not require having huge upfront capital.
Some of the listed companies on the Malawi stock exchange are banks and telecommunication firms. As an interested party you can invest in any of them.
The decision to buy buy shares on Malawi stock exchange is generally ideal for investors interested in achieving long-term financial benefits. When a person or an institution invest on Malawi Stock exchange they become shareholders of the company in which they have invested. And they are involved in certain decisions about the particular company future and gets a share of the company’s profits.
It is interesting to know that everyone can buy shares/invest on the Malawi stock exchange. You can invest on Malawi stock exchange market weather as an individual or an institution. This opportunity to invest on Malawi stock exchange is open for both domestic and foreign investors. Parents or guardians can also open an investor account for a child.
Malawi Stock Exchange Share Prices Today (6 April, 2023)

You can start investing by buying a minimum of one share. However, you need to buy more shares to benefits from the activities on the Malawi stock exchange.
The Malawi stock exchange was opened for business on 11 November 1996 and the first company to sell shares to Malawians was the National Insurance Company.
4. Steps to Invest on the Malawi Stock Exchange
- Malawi Stock Exchange Brokers
The first step when a person wants to buy shares on Malawi stock exchange is to find the best stock broker in Malawi according to individual needs . A broker is a licensed film that buys and sells securities on behalf of investors. It acts as a middleman between the buyer and seller of the stocks. The broker gives professional advice on the best investment options. Stockbrokers charges commission for their services.
2. Making the Right Investment Decision
The interested investor should make a decision whether to invest in a short term or long term capital appreciation. With the help of the broker, the investor should be able to decide suitable investment option on the stock market. Prices of shares on the Malawi stock exchange are determined by forces of demand and supply.
3. Buying and Selling securities
The next step is deciding at what price to buy shares on the Malawi stock exchange. Knowing what price to buy will enable the buyer to determine how many stocks to buy according to the size of the available capital. As it appears on the MSE Daily Market Summary some shares are sold for as less as K100 each . However, to make reasonable profits, in the long run, investors need to buy a considerable amount of shares.
4. Saving and Monitoring
Buying stocks is a way of serving funds for future use. Making a regular investment in buying securities helps to accumulate wealth from the profits being made. After you successfully invest on Malawi stock exchange, as an investor you have to monitor the performance of the stock market. The Malawi Stock Exchange provides daily share prices and other information on market activities on their website, facebook page and exchange in newspapers.
Benefits of Investing on Malawi Stock Exchange
Investing in stocks has several benefits as well as challenges.
Investors’ benefit from stock shares by earning dividends when the company is making profits. Part of the company’s net profit is distributed to shareholders in form of dividends.
Another advantage of investing in the stock market is that the investors’ capital grows with time. As time goes by the price of shares also tend to increase.
Stock shares can be used as bank securities to borrow money.
Companies Listed on Malawi Stock Exchange
- Blantyre Hotels (BHL)
- FMB Capital Holdings (FMBCH)
- Illovo Sugar Malawi (ILLOVO)
- MPICO
- National Bank of Malawi (NBM)
- National Investment Trust (NITL)
- NBS Bank (NBSMW)
- NICO Holdings (NICO)
- Old Mutual (OMU)
- Press Corporation (PCL)
- Standard Bank Malawi (STANDARD)
- Sunbird Tourism (SUNBIRD)
- Telekom Networks (TNM)
Faneil Mahatta PhD
Very educative and informative presentation, considering that this type of investment is so closed, and for quite so longtime it has always been the few top brass business gurus only heard participating in the stock exchange market in Malawi.
— Dr Mahatta
Chimwemwe Nuka
Hello Dr Mahatta
Thank you for taking your time to give feedback. So encouraging.
ellis Kumpukwe
I ve been trying to sell my Nico Holdings shares through Cedep since April this year still there are no buyers how do you incourage people to buy shares
Chimwemwe Nuka
Hello Ellis
Thank for visiting and sharing your experience
Harvey
Many thanks to the author, may you plz educate us more. Very much interested, where and how can I get further information?
Hilda
I want.to buy shares now. Which organization is selling and what am I supposed to do?
Chimwemwe Nuka
Dear Hilda
For further details Visit the official site for Malawi stock exchange on https://mse.co.mw/
Thank you for visiting the blog
Albert watch
Am interested to buy shares and I need more information
Chimwemwe Nuka
Hello Albert
Visit the official site for Malawi stock exchange on https://mse.co.mw/
Thank you for visiting the blog
nelson munthali
Am interested to buy shares and I need more information on how to
Chikondi Chikuse
i want to buy shares.please help me out.what should i really do?
Chikondi Chikuse
Hello.after reading the presentation,the first step in investing is to find a stockbroker.how does one find a srockbroker?
Rev. Fr. Santos
I found this article very helpful. Thank you.
Chimwemwe Nuka
Thank you Rev. Santos for finding the article useful.
Richard
How do I find a stock broker?
Kondwani Sibale
Thanks For sharing such informative gospel for passive Financial IQ boost… We here for more
Chimwemwe Nuka
Thank you Kondwani for the feedback
Cheers!
Christopher Loti
Thank you Chimwemwe Nuka for this very important information. I have, for long a time, been searching for this kind of information. At least I know where to start.
Chimwemwe Nuka
Christopher
Thank you for the feedback
Cheers!
Daniel Yankho Nampanda
How do you create a trust funders account
Phalles Thikiwa
Want to sell my shares how do I go about it ?
How can you chose a stockbroker ?
Emmanuel B. G. Nyangatayani
I was looking for a broker in Malawi who can assist in getting where to buy shares. Do you perhaps have a list of brokers.
Robert Kalima
I found this article very helpful and interesting. I now have knowledge on how to invest with MSE. Hoping to invest soon.
Chimwemwe Nuka
Hie Robert
I am glad you found some of the information helpful.
All the best
Samuel Rodger Gama
Hi, I would like to know some stock brokers
Chimwemwe Nuka
Hie
May you Visit the Malawi Exchange website for the list of authorized stock brokers
Esnart Harawa
Thank you so much Chimwemwe,
This is super helpful, been looking for information such as this for quite sometime.
FREEDOM KAFANTAYE
I want to buy shares, how should I do it??
Chimwemwe Nuka
Hie May you contact the Malawi stock exchange or reach out to any of the certified brokers. You will be assisted
Gift Mituka
Thank you for the information because in our country infomation is not easy to come by
Prince Mhera
Feel good to remove my illiteracy by reading this article
Wilson nyambalo
This was helpful and well presented,but my concern is, why is this information not famous to our young generation who just mis use money to drink alcohol and smoke,maybe it can be thst the MSE is not sensitizing the youth in buying shares,going yo universities enlightening them
Chimwemwe Nuka
Thank you Wilson for finding this information useful. It is indeed important for more people especially youths to have the information. I hope MSE are doing their best to make Malawians access this information.For instance they have an active facebook page where they advertise sensitisation workshops and they also reply to enquiries on whatsapp.
Yassin Anowa Sadi
Thank you so much for such information. It is so educative and enlightening.
Thank you once again.
Chimwemwe Nuka
Thank you for the feedback