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South Africa Equity Markets | 28 Sep 2015: South African equities cover in blood, All Share falls 1.67%, resources leads losers with 6.05%

Johannesburg, South Africa Capital Markets in Africa — At the beginning of this week equity trading session, Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) All Share (the broadest measure of the equity market performance) down by 1.67 percent or 840.31 points to settle at 49,490.81 points and the benchmark JSE Top 40 index ended 720.92 points or 1.60 percent lower to end at 44,242.32 points. Looking at the sector indices, financial sector index slipped by 1.87 percent or 804.93 points at…

Ghana Equity Markets | 23 Sep 2015: 3.44% Falls in Financial Sector Pull Ghana Composite Index 9bps Lower

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Accra, Ghana Capital Markets in Africa — Ghana Stock Exchange equity markets started the week in bearish mood. The equities market capitalization lost GHS 10.02 million (about US$ 2.64 million) to close at GHS 62,329.54 million relative to market capitalization of GHS 62,339.27 recorded at previous trading session. The benchmark composite index lost 0.09 percent or 1.83 points to close the day at 2,037.29 points, representing a year-to-date performance 0f -9.90 percent. The financial Index sagged by 3.44 percent or 0.17…

Tanzania Equity Markets | 28 Sep 2015 : Bear Appears on Tanzania Equity Markets, Market Cap US$28 Million Lower …

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DAR ES SALAAM Tanzania, Capital Markets in Africa — Tanzania Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange equity market ended in negative at the end of today’s trading session. The equity market capitalization lost TZS 59.47 billion (about US$27.63 million) to end at TZS 22,104 billion relative to market capitalization of TZS 22,164 billion recorded at previous trading session. The Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange index (DSEI) sagged by 6.42 points or 0.25 percent to end at…

Nigerian Equity Markets | 28 Sep 2015: Market Sustains Uptrend… NSE ASI up 0.7%

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Lagos, Nigeria, Capital Markets in Africa — The Nigerian Equities market started its usual buzz of activities today, gaining 0.7% to close 30,764.37pts after 2 days of the Sallah holiday. In like manner, market capitalization increased N76.0bn to close at N10.6tn during trade. This rise in the index is attributable to gains in NIGERIAN BREWERIES (+4.3%), NESTLE (+2.4%) and GUARANTY (+2.0%). Conversely, market activities measured by volume and value of shares traded declined 42.9% to…

Cote D’Ivoire Equity Markets | 28 Sep 2015: BRVM Stocks Surge, Investors Gain XOF 51 Bill …

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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 Monday, higher than the previous day. BRVM 10 index rose from 297.46 to 300.14 points, a gain of 0.90 percent. BRVM Composite index gained 0.69 percent at 298.66 points against 296.60 points previously. The equity market capitalization lost XOF 51 billion (about US$87,760) to close at XOF 7,369.61 billion relative to previous trading sessions’ market…

Kenya Equity Markets | 28 Sep 2015 : Nairobi Equity Market Opens in Negative Sentiment, Lose US$28 Mill …

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Nairobi, Kenya Capital Markets in Africa — Nairobi Securities Exchange opened the week on a negative sentiment. The equity market capitalization ended at KES 2,077 billion after losing KES 2.87 billion (c.US$27.27 million) or 0.14 percent from the market capitalization of KES 2,080 billion recorded at previous trading session. The Nairobi All Share Index declined by 0.15 percent or 0.22 points to end at 148.10 points and the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE20) index sagged by 14.95 points or 0.35…

Morocco Equity Markets | 28 Sep 2015: Morocco Equity Market Resumes in Red After Eid-al-Adha Holiday

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Casablanca, Morocco, Capital Markets in Africa — Casablanca Bourse opened today after two day closed for Eid-al-Adha festive celebration. The Moroccan benchmark stock index (measured as MASI Index) sagged by 0.69 percent to close at 9,155.76 points (with a year-to-date performance to -4.83 percent) with total market capitalization at MAD 467.926 billion (a decrease of MAD 2.7 billion or US$279 million relative to previous market capitalization of MAD 470.636). The market activity measured as total…

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