Author: The Editorial Team

LAGOS (Capital Markets in Africa) — Nigeria’s equity rally is yet to catch the attention of foreign investors wounded by failed attempts to repatriate gains made on earlier investments. The stock market rose 50% last year driven by pension funds avoiding negative real yields in fixed-income debts after they were locked out of buying high-yielding central bank papers. Offshore investors largely stayed out of the market after the central bank failed to supply enough dollars…

LAGOS (Capital Markets in Africa) — U.S. approval of a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund could weigh on the digital coin’s price in the short term, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co. That’s because competition from such a vehicle could spark outflows from the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust, the world’s largest traded cryptocurrency fund. The ETF would erode the Grayscale trust’s effective monopoly, sparking outflows and a slide in its premium to net asset value — which in turn…

JOHANNESBURG (Capital Markets in Africa) — South Africa’s main stocks index edged lower, retreating from Friday’s record close and set to fall for the first day in six. Mining stocks were among those dragging most on the market, giving up more of their recent rally. An index of mining stocks, up 12% already this year, retreated for a second session as diversified giant Anglo American Plc dropped 0.9% and BHP Group Plc fell 0.5%. A…