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Mauritius Market Watch | May 28th 2015: More blood on the Mauritius equity market Street

Port Louis, Mauritius (Capital Markets in Africa):- Mauritius equity market indices closed on a negative note today. The SEMDEX lost 0.35 percent to 1956.13 points and the SEM10 lost 0.57 percent to 371.09 points. Total market turnover amounted to MUR 45.3m mainly geared towards SBM Holdings and CIEL which accounted for 58.9 percent of total market turnover. SBM Holdings traded flat at MUR 0.93 on 19.0 million shares exchanged. CIEL lost 2.7 percent to MUR 7.10 at which price it…

Zimbabwe Market Watch | May 28th 2015: Zimbabwe stock equities lost further today.

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Harare, Zimbabwe (Capital Markets in Africa):-The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) the industrial index lost a further 0.78 point points (0.51 percent) to settle at 152.98 points. Likewise, the market capitalization was recorded at US$ 3.979 billion (lost mere US$20 million compared to yesterday’s market capitalization of US$3,999 billion). The market activity today recorded a turnover of US$784,317 changing hands in 21 securities via 40 trade deals. Foreign investor buys US$227,784 and no foreign sells today. Out…

Egypt Market Watch |May 28th 2015: Egypt equity lose EGP 2.5bn and indices fall

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Cairo, Egypt (Capital Markets in Africa):-Egyptian equity market closed in negative territory today. The market capitalization lost GBP 2.5 billion to close at EGP 501.110 amid selling pressures from institutions. The benchmark index EGX30 declined by 0.61 percent or 54.66 points to end the day at 8,912.05 points (-0.162 percent year-to-date performance). Likewise, the small and mid-cap index EGX70 went down by 1.19 percent to settle at 478.14 points (-15.44 percent year-to-date return). Also, the broader index EGX100 lost by 0.83 percent…

Mauritius Market Watch | May 27th 2015: Mauritius equity market continued in negative territory

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Port Louis, Mauritius (Capital Markets in Africa):-Mauritius equity market indices ended the session in negative territory. The Semdex lost 0.25% to 1962.95 points and the SEM-10 lost 0.36% to 373.23 points. Total market turnover amounted to MUR 98.9m mainly geared towards SBM Holdings and CIEL which accounted for 80.4% of total market turnover. The market capitalization ended the trading session at MUR 218.23 billion. SBM Holdings traded flat on its ex-div reference price of MUR 0.93 on 43.6…

Morocco Market Watch | May 27th 2015: Moroccan equity indices extend down trend, lose MAD 2.2bn

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Casablanca, Morocco (Capital Markets in Africa):- Morocco’s benchmark stock index (MASI Index) lost by 0.44 percent to close at 9,588.13 points (-0.33 percent year-to-date performance) with total market capitalization at MAD 482.893 billion (decreased by MAD 2.3 billion compared to previous trading sessions) and market activities measured as total traded value was recorded at MAD 270.182 million (an increase of 443 percent relative to previous day market turnover). Likewise, Moroccan most active share index (MADEX) closed…

Ghana Market Watch | May 27th 2015: Ghanaian benchmark index adds 1.02pts

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Accra, Ghana (Capital Markets in Africa):- Ghana equity benchmark composite index went down by 1.02 points (about -0.04 percent) to end the day at 2,361.02, representing a year- to- date return of 4.42 percent. The Financial Index also declined 2.01 points (-0.08 percent) to 2,422.45 with a year-to-date return of 6.64%. The market capitalization was recorded at GHS 64,440.64 million (lost GHS 5.5 million from previous market cap). At the close of trading, a total of 154,578 shares valued at GHS 345,540 were…

Cote d’Ivoire Market Watch | May 27th 2015: BRVM adds XOF 48bn, index gains 0.73%

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Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (Capital Markets in Africa):- BRVM (The Regional Stock Exchange of eight West Africa) closed its trading session this Wednesday, higher than the previous day. BRVM 10 index rose from 273.41 to 275.04 points, a gain of 0.60%. BRVM Composite index gained 0.73% to 268.32 against 266.38 points previously. The equity market capitalization was recorded at XOF 6,621.05 billion compared to XOF 6,503.90 billion previously (an increase of almost XOF 48 billion). From market activity perspectives,…

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