Market Watch

Daily African equity markets watch in Botswana Stock Exchange, Cote D’Ivoire, Egyptian Exchange, Ghana Stock Exchange, Nairobi Securities Exchange Kenya, Nigerian Stock Exchange, Casablanca Bourse Morocco, Johannesburg Stock Exchange South Africa, Zimbabwe Stock Exchange, Lusaka Stock Exchange Zambia, Dar Es Salaam Stock Exchange Tanzania, Ugandan Stock Exchange and Rwanda Stock Exchange

Nigeria Equity Watch | 24 Aug 2015 : Nigerian Blue Chip Stocks Drag Benchmark Index …NSE ASI down 2.2%

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Nigeria Equity Watch | 24 Aug 2015 : Nigerian Blue Chip Stocks Drag Benchmark Index …NSE ASI down 2.2%

Lagos, Nigeria (Capital Markets in Africa) — Bearish bets on DANGOTE CEMENT (-4.0%), ZENITH (-6.5%) and NIGERIAN BREWERIES (-1.7%) extended the losing course of the Nigerian stock market today. As a result, the benchmark index declined 2.2% to 29,214.13pts bringing YTD loss to 15.7%, the greatest loss in 6 months. Investors lost N227.7bn to peg market capitalization at N10.0tn at the close of market. Likewise, market activity declined as value and volume traded shed 43.9%…

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Kenya Equity Markets | 24 Aug 2015: Nairobi Securities Exchange invaded by the Bear leaving US$395 million sucked out…

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Kenya Equity Markets | 24 Aug 2015: Nairobi Securities Exchange invaded by the Bear leaving US$395 million sucked out…

Nairobi, Kenya (Capital Markets in Africa) — Nairobi Securities Exchange continued to be invaded by the Bear, as a result trading session ended negative. The market capitalization sagged by 2.03 percent or KES 42.61 billion (almost US$395.00 million) to end at KES 2,056 billion relative to market capitalization of KES 2,099 billion recorded at previous trading session. The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE20) index slid by 1.54 percent or 67.83 points to close at 4,337.47 points and…

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Tanzania Equity Markets | 24 Aug 2015: Tanzania equity markets end in negative, US$107 million lower in market cap ..

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Tanzania Equity Markets | 24 Aug 2015: Tanzania equity markets end in negative, US$107 million lower in market cap ..

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (Capital Markets in Africa):- Equities trading on the Dar Es Salaam Stock Exchange opened the week on a negative note, hence the equity market capitalization lower by TZS226 billion (about US$107 million) to end at TZS 22,351.46 billion relative to market capitalization of TZS 22,577.64 billion recorded at previous trading session. Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange index (DSEI) marginally slumped by 25.58 points or 0.99 percent to end at 2,554.13 points….

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Cote d’Ivoire Equity Market | 24 Aug 2015: BRVM ends lower today, composite index 0.47% lower … financial sector 1.57% down

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Cote d’Ivoire Equity Market | 24 Aug 2015: BRVM ends lower today, composite index 0.47% lower … financial sector 1.57% down

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 300.30 to 297.01 points, a drop of 1.10 percent. BRVM Composite index lost 0.47 percent to 294.94 against 296.33 points previously. The equity market capitalization lost XOF 34 billion (about US$52 million) to close at XOF 7,278 billion relative to previous trading sessions’ market capitalization…

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Mauritius Equity Watch | 24 Aug 2015 : Stock Exchange of Mauritius opens in bearish mood, SEMDEX index 11 bps lower

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Mauritius Equity Watch | 24 Aug 2015 : Stock Exchange of Mauritius opens in bearish mood, SEMDEX index 11 bps lower

Port Louis, Mauritius (Capital Markets in Africa) — Stock Exchange of Mauritius began the week on a negative note. The equity market capitalization sagged by MUR 246 million (US$3.78 million) to close at MUR 217.954 billion relative to previous market capitalization of MUR 218.200 billion. The Mauritius All Share Index (SEMDEX index) dropped by 0.11 percent or 2.22 points to close at 1,957.17 points and SEM10 index ended at 374.04 points after marginally fell by 0.07 percent…

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Egypt Equity Watch | 23 Aug 2015 : Egyptian bourse continues to stay in the south … market cap $2.4 billion down

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Egypt Equity Watch | 23 Aug 2015 : Egyptian bourse continues to stay in the south … market cap $2.4 billion down

Cairo, Egypt (Capital Markets in Africa):- Egyptian Exchange continues to stay in the south region  The market capitalization ended at EGP 428.6 billion after sagging by EGP 18.46 billion (US$2.4 billion); relative to EGP 447.06 billion recorded at previous day trading session. The benchmark index EGX30 slid by 4.52 percent or 388.54 points to end 7,398.43 points, extending its southward movement for the fourth trading session in a row. The equal-weighted indexes EGX50 sagged by 5.89 percent or 75.42 points…

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Cote d’Ivoire Equity Market | 21 Aug 2015: BRVM Composite index 1.22% lower … transportation sector rose by 0.68%

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Cote d’Ivoire Equity Market | 21 Aug 2015: BRVM Composite index 1.22% lower … transportation sector rose by 0.68%

Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (Capital Markets in Africa):- BRVM (The Regional Stock Exchange of eight West Africa) closed its trading session this Friday, lower than the previous day. BRVM 10 index decreased from 304.27 to 300.30 points, a drop of 1.30 percent. BRVM Composite index lost 1.22 percent to 296.33 against 299.99 points previously. The equity market capitalization lost XOF 91 billion (about US$140 million) to close at XOF 7,312 billion relative to previous trading sessions’ market capitalization…

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