stock exchange industry finance founded june 1997 headquarters kampala uganda key people charles mbire chairman paul bwiso 1 chief executive officer products stock trading services website homepage the uganda securities exchange use is the principal stock exchange of uganda . it was founded in june 1997 . the use is operated under the jurisdiction of uganda s capital markets authority which in turn reports to the bank of uganda uganda s central bank . the exchange opened to trading in january 1998 . at that time the exchange had just one listing a bond issued by the east african development bank . trading was limited to only a handful of trades per week . as of july 2014 the use traded 16 listed local and east african companies and had started the trading of fixed income instruments . 2 the exchange is a member of the african stock exchanges association . 3 the use operates in close association with the dar es salaam stock exchange in tanzania the rwanda stock exchange and the nairobi stock exchange in kenya . according to published reports in 2013 there were plans to integrate the four exchanges to form a single east african bourse . 4 5 contents 1 trading 2 market listing 2.1 notes on market listings 3 see also 4 references 5 external links trading edit a published report in february 2011 claimed that use would increase trading to five days a week in march 2011 . 6 during the first quarter of 2010 the use adopted the settlement and clearing depository electronic trading system . according to a published report in january 2011 other electronic modalities were being considered for the exchange . 7 in 2010 the use was the best performing stock exchange in sub saharan africa with an all shares index return of 74 percent between january and november 2010 . 8 on 20 july 2015 the use initiated its electronic trading platform backed by three independent data servers cutting to three days previously five days the time it takes to settle trades . 9 10 market listing edit as of september 2015 update number symbol company notes 1 . bobu bank of baroda uganda finance banking 2 . batu british american tobacco tobacco products 3 . dfcu dfcu group finance banking 4 . eabl east african breweries brewing gin distilled beverages 5 . jhl jubilee holdings insurance 6 . ka kenya airways aviation 7 . kcb kcb group finance banking 8 . nvl new vision group printing publishing broadcasting television 9 . sbu stanbic bank uganda limited finance banking 10 . ucl uganda clays limited manufacturing construction materials 11 . ebl equity group holdings limited banking finance 12 . nic national insurance corporation insurance 13 . uchm uchumi supermarkets 11 12 supermarkets 14 . nmg nation media group 13 publishing printing broadcasting television 15 . cent centum investments 14 investments private equity real estate 16 . umeme umeme 15 16 power distribution notes on market listings edit east african breweries limited kenya airways and jubilee holdings are primarily listed on the nairobi stock exchange and are cross listed on the uganda securities exchange and on the dar es salaam stock exchange . 17 centum investment company limited equity group holdings limited and jubilee holdings are listed primarily on the nairobi stock exchange and are crosslisted on the use . 18 kenya commercial bank group and nation media group are listed primarily on the nairobi stock exchange and are crosslisted on the use the dar es salaam stock exchange and the rwanda stock exchange . 19 uchumi supermarkets a regional supermarket retailer with headquarters in nairobi kenya is listed on the nairobi stock exchange is crosslisted on the use and the rwanda stock exchange and plans to crosslist its shares on the dar es salaam stock exchange . 20 umeme the largest electric power distributor in uganda is listed primarily on the use and is crosslisted on the nairobi stock exchange . 17 equity group holdings limited is listed primarily on the nairobi stock exchange 2006 . it is crosslisted on the use 2009 and the rwanda stock exchange 2015 . 21 in february 2015 ugandan media indicated that both the housing finance bank and crane bank which had intended to listil their shares on the use have since changed their plans and put their ipos on hold . 22 see also edit economy of uganda altx east africa exchange uganda shilling references edit muhumuza mark keith 20 february 2015 . use gets new chief executive . daily monitor kampala . retrieved 25 july 2015 . mark keith muhumuza 5 february 2015 . automated stock market to start trading in may . daily monitor . kampala . retrieved 19 august 2016 . wafula walter 31 december 2010 . use to increase trading days next year . daily monitor . retrieved 25 july 2015 . ibtimes staff reporter 9 july 2013 . east african stock exchange in the works to merge buoyant profitable markets . ibtimes . new york city . retrieved 25 july 2015 . winile masinga and polycarp machira 9 july 2013 . east africa hopes to have regional stock 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retrieved 25 july 2015 . faridah kulabako and walter wafula 7 october 2010 . nmg to cross list in uganda on october 19 . daily monitor . retrieved 25 july 2015 . ojambo fred 29 december 2010 . uganda approves secondary listing by centum investment of kenya . bloomberg news . retrieved 25 july 2015 . ilungole stephen 2012 . use welcomes umeme listing . kampala new vision mobile . retrieved 25 july 2015 . mugalu moses 29 november 2012 . umeme lists shares today . the observer uganda . retrieved 25 july 2015 . a b mugwe david 1 august 2013 . umeme makes first trade at nairobi stock exchange . daily monitor mobile . kampala . line feed character in accessdate at position 16 help ; check date values in access date help ; missing or empty url help ; access date requires url help kulabako faridah 31 january 2011 . centum to cross list on use . daily monitor . retrieved 25 july 2015 . mugabe david 18 june 2009 . kcb offers 2 billion shares to rwandans . new vision . retrieved 25 july 2015 . githaiga hellen 6 november 2013 . uchumi to list on kampala bourse wednesday . the eastafrican . retrieved 25 july 2015 . ngigi george 11 february 2015 . equity debuts at the rwanda stock exchange . business daily africa nairobi . retrieved 25 july 2015 . oketch martin luther 17 february 2015 . they promised to sell shares what happened . daily monitor kampala . retrieved 25 july 2015 . external links edit uganda pension funds control 19 % shares on the use 14 august 2016 uganda securities exchange website v t e kampala district capital kampala divisions kampala central division kawempe division lubaga division makindye division nakawa division neighborhoods banda bugoloobi bukoto busega butabika bwaise ggaba kabalagala kamwookya kansanga kaleerwe kanyanya kasubi katwe kawaala kawempe kibuli kibuye kigoowa kikaaya kisaasi kiwaatule kulambiro kololo kyambogo kyebando lubaga lungujja luzira makerere makindye mbuya mengo mpererwe mulago munyonyo muyenga naakulabye naguru najjanankumbi 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