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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 | 10 July 2015 : Nigerian Bourse capped off a week of poor performance by extending its bearish run

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Nigeria Equity Watch | 10 July 2015 : Nigerian Bourse capped off a week of poor performance by extending its bearish run

Lagos, Nigeria (Capital Markets in Africa) — The Nigerian Bourse capped off a week of poor performance by extending its bearish run to the last trading day of the week. The All Share Index fell 0.1% to close at 31,729 points. The market was dragged by losses in UNILEVER (-5.0%), FORTE OIL (-2.8%) and NIGERIAN BREWERIES (-0.7%). A total of N8.8bn was lost by investors as market capitalization declined to N10.8tn. However, market activity was…

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Mauritius Equity Watch | 10 July 2015: Mauritius stock markets end the week in red, give up MUR 461 Mill down

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Mauritius Equity Watch | 10 July 2015: Mauritius stock markets end the week in red, give up MUR 461 Mill down

 Port Louis, Mauritius (Capital Markets in Africa):- Mauritius equity markets ended the week on a bearish note after shedding MUR 461 million this week. The Mauritius All Share Index (SEMDEX index) fell by 0.21 percent or 4.15 points to close at 1,960.27 points and the SEM10 index traded at 372.37 levels, after slumped by 0.09 percent or 0.35 points. The market capitalization was recorded at MUR 217.938 billion, after falling by MUR 461 million (relative to MUR…

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Nigeria Equity Watch | 9 July 2015 : Market still Bearish… ASI sheds 82bps

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Nigeria Equity Watch | 9 July 2015 : Market still Bearish… ASI sheds 82bps

Lagos, Nigeria (Capital Markets in Africa) — Sell-offs in the Nigerian Equities market moderated today causing the broader index to close at 31,768.23pts after dropping 82bps. Following the trend, market capitalisation also dipped N90.0bn to N10.8tn. The decline in index was due to the losses sustained in Oil & Gas and Consumer Goods blue chips — FORTE OIL (-5.0%) and GUINNESS (5.0%) respectively. Conversely, market activities measured by the volume and value of shares traded…

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Botswana Equity Watch | 9th July 2015: Botswana equity markets DCI and LASI continue to rise, market cap increases by a further BWP 90 Mill…

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Botswana Equity Watch | 9th July 2015: Botswana equity markets DCI and LASI continue to rise, market cap increases by a further BWP 90 Mill…

Gaborone, Botswana (Capital Markets in Africa):-  Shares of Domestic companies listed on the BSE Equity Main Board continued on the up in Thursdays session as the DCI main and local LASI indices recorded further increases although the FCI again continued with no change. The market capitalisation also saw further increases, along with 7 price movements, helping to add to the positive sentiment which started earlier on in the week. The Botswana Domestic Composite Index (DCI) was up 20 points to close at BWP…

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Cote d’Ivoire Equity Watch | 9 July 2015: BRVM equity market cap over XOF 7 trillion … BRVM Composite index gains 128bps

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Cote d’Ivoire Equity Watch | 9 July 2015: BRVM equity market cap over XOF 7 trillion … BRVM Composite index gains 128bps

Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (Capital Markets in Africa):- BRVM (The Regional Stock Exchange of eight West Africa) closed its trading session this Thursday, higher than the previous day. BRVM 10 index rose from 282.38 to 287.46 points, a gain of 1.80%. BRVM Composite index gained 1.28% to 285.11 against 281.51 points previously. The equity market capitalization also added XOF 89 billion to close at XOF 7,035.34 billion relative to previous trading sessions’ market capitalization of XOF 6,946.33…

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Egypt Equity Watch | 9th July 2015: Egyptian equity markets indices show late rally, EGX30 ends the week up 88%, market cap ends at EGP 474 mill…

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Egypt Equity Watch | 9th July 2015: Egyptian equity markets indices show late rally, EGX30 ends the week up 88%, market cap ends at EGP 474 mill…

Cairo, Egypt (Capital Markets in Africa):- Egyptian equity markets Benchmark Index, EGX70, EGX100 and the EGX20 capped index ended the week with a late rally today with most of the Indices recording rises and market capitalisation settling at EGP 474,007 Million. The benchmark index EGX30 closed up 66.41 points increasing by 88 percent to end the day at 7617.49 points from its previous close of 7550.68 yesterday (with the resultant year-to-date performance of -14.67 percent and equal to 3,345 points in US$ terms). The EGX20 capped index was…

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South Africa Market Watch | 9 July 2015: South African financials, industrials lead gains on JSE, All Share index up by 242 basis points

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South Africa Market Watch | 9 July 2015: South African financials, industrials lead gains on JSE, All Share index up by 242 basis points

Johannesburg, South Africa (Capital Markets in Africa) —South African equity markets sustained yesterday’s gains today. The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) All Share added 2.42 percent (or 1,216.60 points) to land at 51,452.36 points. The JSE Top 40 index also grew by 2.67 percent or 1,193.61 points to settle at 45,872.43 points and the Financial sector index advanced by 2.68 percent or 1,156.90 points at 44,323.08 points. Both Industrial sector index and Industrial 25 index surged by 2.57…

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