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Ivory Coast May Sell Stake in Orange Phone Unit on Exchange

Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, Capital Markets in Africa — Ivory Coast is considering the sale of its minority stake in the local unit of French wireless operator Orange SA on the regional stock exchange. That would add the West African nation’s telecommunications industry to a privatization program that already covers industries such as banking and agribusiness. “It’s something that’s being considered,” Bruno Kone, Ivory Coast’s minister of digital economy and postal services, said in a phone interview on Wednesday. “There’s…

African Stock Market March 2016: Bull rules, Egyptian equities rewards local investors with 22.4% gains

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LAGOS, Nigeria, Capital Markets in Africa — The Federal Reserve’s dovish stance on U.S. interest rates and a rebound in commodity prices fuelled an African-market rally in March, leading currencies to record monthly gains against the dollar. African equity market performance measured by country equity benchmark index returns ended in positive for the month, with eleven gainers and seven losers on the local currency basis. March’s average return of 2.3 percent was recorded across eighteen African…

African Stock Market February 2016: BRVM Bourse & Kenya Stocks reward local and foreign investors

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LAGOS, Nigeria, Capital Markets in Africa —Stronger commodity prices helped most African stock markets to rebound in February. The rally has been sparked by a rebound in commodity prices with gold up 21 percent from its December low. Commodities are rallying amid more optimism over economic growth in China, while negative interest rates in countries like Japan and Switzerland are increasing the appeal of gold as a safe haven. Consequently, African equity market performance measured by country equity benchmark index returns…

Cote D’Ivoire Stock Markets | 25 Nov 2015: Equity Indices down and market capitalization US$31 million higher …

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Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, Capital Markets in Africa — BRVM (The Regional Stock Exchange of eight West Africa) main indices closed the trading session this Wednesday, slightly lower than the previous day for BRVM 10, and higher for BRVM Composite. BRVM 10 index decreased from 295.08 to 295.06 points, a drop of 0.01 percent. BRVM Composite index gained 0.25 percent at 303.11 points against 302.35 points previously. The equity market capitalization lost XOF 18.9 billion (about US$30.5 million)…

Cote D’Ivoire Stock Markets | 23 Nov 2015: BRVM equity settle in the red, market cap US$207 million lower …

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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 lower than the previous day. BRVM 10 index decreased from 304.46 to 297.46 points, a drop of 2.30 percent. BRVM Composite index lost 1.64 percent at 303.47 points against 308.52 points previously. The equity market capitalization dropped XOF 124.6 billion (about US$207 million) to close at XOF 7,488 billion relative to the previous trading…

Cote D’Ivoire Stock Markets | 16 Nov 2015: Agriculture, Transport and Distribution pull indices to red zone …

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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 lower than the previous day. BRVM 10 index decreased from 297.77 to 295.64 points, a drop of 0.72 percent. BRVM Composite index lost 0.47 percent at 301.72 points against 303.14 points previously. The equity market capitalization dropped XOF 33 billion (about US$58.5 million) to close at XOF 7,445 billion relatively to the previous trading…

Cote D’Ivoire Stock Markets | 12 Nov 2015: Bear visits the BRVM Bourse, Market Capitalization US$18 million lower …

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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 Thursday lower than the previous day. BRVM 10 index decreased from 299.13 to 298.70 points, a drop of 0.14 percent. BRVM Composite index lost 0.15 percent at 304.29 points against 304.75 points previously. The equity market capitalization dropped XOF 11 billion (about US$18 million) to close at XOF 7,509 billion relative to the previous trading…

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