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Mauritius Equity Markets | 12 Nov 2015: Bear remains firm after Dwali celebration, SEMDEX index 0.66% down …

PORT LOUIS, Mauritius, Capital Markets in Africa — Stock Exchange of Mauritius (SEM) was closed on Wednesday for Dwali celebration and ended today’s trading in the red zone. The Mauritius official market equity market capitalization ended at MUR 207.090 billion after dipping by MUR 1.34 million (about US$38.6 million) compared to the previous market capitalization of MUR 208.457 billion. The Mauritius All Share Index (SEMDEX index) dropped 0.66 percent or 12.27 points to end at 1,859.59 and…

Chart of the Week: Market Implied Probabilities of Changes in US Fed Rate ….

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Lagos, Nigeria, Capital Markets in Africa — The market is now significantly more confident of a Federal Reserve hike in interest rates in December, as US payroll numbers released on Friday 6th November 2015 significantly beat analyst expectations. US non-farm payroll jobs grew by 271,000 in October, compared analyst expectations of 150,00-190,000, and well above the 142,000 increase in September. Whereas the unemployment remained at 5.0 percent and average hourly earnings for non-farm employees rose…

South Africa Equity Markets | 11 Nov 2015: JSE All-Share index ends higher despite fall in gold and resource indices

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Johannesburg, South Africa Capital Markets in Africa —Positive mood returned to the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) at the end of today’s equity trading session. The JSE All Share (the broadest measure of the equity market performance) surged by 0.50 percent or 28.60 points to trade at 52,594.10 points and the JSE Top 40 index ended 0.14 percent or 63.89 points higher to close at 47,265.83 points. From the sector indices perspective, financial sector index fell by 0.24…

Nigerian Equity Markets | 11 Nov 2015: Equities market halts losing trend as Ministers sworn-in, … ASI gains 12bps

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Lagos, Nigeria, Capital Markets in Africa — The Nigerian Equities Market bucked its losing trend today as the All Share Index (ASI) rose marginally by 12bps to close at 29,014.78 whilst market capitalization also added N11.6bn to N10.0bn. The index was buoyed majorly by the rally in some bellwether counters — NIGERIAN BREWERIES (+2.7%), FORTE OIL (+2.1%) and ZENITH (+1.2%) – as we still observed significant selling pressure with more equities losers than gainers. Market activity,…

Kenya Equity Markets | 11 Nov 2015: The Bull ride on, All-share index 1.26% higher, NSE20 index gains 0.81 …

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Nairobi, Kenya Capital Markets in Africa — The bullish mood stayed on for another day, the equity market capitalization ended at KES 2,013 billion after adding KES 25.02 billion (c.US$244.5 million) or 1.26 percent from the market capitalization of KES 1,988 billion recorded at the previous trading session. The Nairobi All Share Index rose by 1.26 percent or 1.78 points to end at 143.12 points and the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE20) index added 31.57 points or 0.81 percent…

Cote D’Ivoire Stock Markets | 11 Nov 2015: Equity ends in the north zone, investors US$50 million richer ….

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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 298.17 to 299.13 points, a gain of 0.32 percent. BRVM Composite index gained 0.40 percent at 304.75 points against 303.53 points previously. The equity market capitalization gained XOF 30 billion (about US$50 million) to close at XOF 7,520 billion relatively to the previous trading…

Egypt Equity Markets | 11 Nov 2015: Egyptian equity extended losses for the fourth day, shareholder values US$162 million down …

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Cairo, Egypt, Capital Markets in Africa — The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) equity extended losses for the fourth day in a row at the end of Wednesday’s trading session. The market capitalization to close at EGP 424.533 billion after losing EGP 1.3 billion (US$162 million) relatively to EGP 425.828 billion recorded at previous trading session. The benchmark index EGX30 fell by 0.33 percent or 22.84 points to end 6,801.90 points. Equally, the equal-weighted indexes EGX50 fell by 0.52 percent or…

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