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Mauritius Market Watch | June 3rd 2015: Mauritius equity market maintains positive trend…

Port Louis, Mauritius (Capital Markets in Africa):-Mauritius equity market indices maintained positive trend during the session. The Semdex went up by 0.14 percent to 1959.73 points while the SEM-10 gained 0.17 percent to close at 371.45 points. Looking at the market activity, today’s overall turnover on the market amounted to 53.0m and was mainly geared towards CFS and SBMH which accounted for 78.2 percent. CFS gained 0.4 percent to MUR 9.78 on a total volume of 2.4…

Cote d’Ivoire Market Watch | June 3rd 2015: BRVM equity market cap adds XOF 70 billion and composite index rise

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Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (Capital Markets in Africa):- BRVM (The Regional Stock Exchange of eight West Africa) BRVM main indices closed the trading session this Wednesday lower than the previous day for BRVM 10, and higher for BRVM Composite. BRVM 10 index decreased from 276.13 to 275.83 points, a drop of 0.11%. BRVM Composite index gained 0.24% to 270.31 against 269.66 points previously. Likewise, the equity market capitalization added XOF 70 billion to close at XOF 6,…

Democratic Republic of Congo: Economic outlook favorable over the medium term says IMF

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Kinshasa, DR Congo (Capital Markets in Africa) — The International Monetary Fund projected the Democratic Republic of Congo’s real GDP growth rate at 9.2% in 2015, unchanged from 2014, constituting one of the highest growth rates in the world. It anticipated economic activity to be supported by mining production, especially copper and gold. It indicated that the country’s medium-term outlook continues to be promising with low inflation and high economic growth, to be supported by…

Ghana Market Watch | June 2nd 2015: Ghana stock market advances today, add GHS 25 million

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Accra, Ghana (Capital Markets in Africa):- Ghana equity markets retracted from yesterday lost, as a result end in green. The benchmark composite index gained 10.3 points (about 0.44 percent) to end the day at 2,367.14, increasing the year- to- date return to 4.69 percent. The financial Index also surged by 14.33 points (0.59 percent) to 2,423.33 with a year-to-date return of 8.00 percent. In the same positive mood, the market capitalization added nearly GHS 25 million (0.04 percent) to settle…

Zimbabwe Market Watch | June 2nd 2015: Zimbabwe stock equity market lose US$3 million.

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Harare, Zimbabwe (Capital Markets in Africa):-The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) industrial index retracted previous trading session gains, by losing 0.15 points (0.10 percent) to settle at 153.08 points. Likewise, the market capitalization was recorded at US$ 3.981 billion giving up US$ 3 million. The market activity today recorded a turnover of US$1.052 million exchanging in 20 securities via 49 trade transactions. Foreign investor buys US$962,395 and foreign sells US$943,853 today. Out of the 20 traded securities, Delta…

Nigeria Market Watch | June 2nd 2015: Nigerian Equities Market Defies Presidential Silence…NSE ASI up 5bps

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Lagos, Nigeria (Capital Markets in Africa):- Despite a presidential silence on key policy direction and appointment of key cabinet members, the Nigerian All Share index (ASI) added 5bps today as against previous session to close at 34,061.89 points. Today’s gain was broadly driven by price appreciation in Consumer Goods tickers such as NIGERIAN BREWERIES (+2.0%) and UNILEVER (+0.9%). Market capitalization advanced N5.9bn to close N11.6tn while activity level measured by volume and value decreased 34.2% and…

Morocco Market Watch | June 2nd 2015: Moroccan equity market continues in red

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Casablanca, Morocco (Capital Markets in Africa):- Morocco equity market continued it bearish mood today. Morocco’s benchmark stock index (MASI Index) lost 0.14 percent to close at 9,674.37 points (reduced year-to-date performance to 0.56 percent) with total market capitalization at MAD 491.454 billion (decreased by MAD 452 million compared to previous trading sessions market capitalization of MAD 491.906 billion) and market activities measured as total traded value was recorded at MAD 73.212 million (an increase of 245…

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