East African Cables (CABL.NR: Quote) jumped 24 percent to 20
shillings a share after the cable maker announced it will issue
one bonus share for every four held. [ID: nLDE7181LM]
The firm announced that its 2010 full-year pre-tax profit
had halved to 258.6 million shillings ($3.2 million) after a 203
million shilling charge related to its struggling Tanzanian
unit. [ID: nLDE7171X6 ]
The company had issued a profit warning in July.
"The spike in East African Cables is speculative due to the
bonus issue, but is not sustainable going forward," said Onesmus
Nzioka, an analyst at Sterling Investment Bank.