The Botswana Stock Exchange has increased the number of indices from 5 to 8 with effect from 1 January. The new indices include the Domestic Companies Free Float Index (DCFFI – all domestic companies), the Local Assets Status Free Float Index (LASFFI – all companies with domestic asset status) and the Domestic Financial Service Free Float Index (DFSFFI). An announcement on the BSE website (www.bse.co.bw) says the base period for each index dates back to 1 January 2006 and the base value was 1,000.