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Nigerian Equities Open the Week Bearish …Benchmark Index Down 0.8%

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Nigerian Equities Open the Week Bearish …Benchmark Index Down 0.8%

LAGOS (Capital Markets in Africa) – Similar to the previous week, the All Share Index opened the week bearish, sustaining the negative sentiment from the previous trading session. The benchmark index declined 0.8% to settle at 25,600.64 points whilst YTD loss worsened to -4.7%. Today’s performance was broadly shaped by sell-offs in Industrial Goods and Banking bellwethers including DANGCEM (-1.8%), UBA (-4.0%) and ZENITH(-1.5%). Accordingly, investors lost N69.6bn as market capitalization closed at N8.8tn. Similarly, activity level waned as volume…

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Economic Boom Fuels Flurry of IPOs in Sleepy West African Bourse, Says CEO

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Economic Boom Fuels Flurry of IPOs in Sleepy West African Bourse, Says CEO

ABIDJAN (Capital Markets in Africa) – West Africa’s regional bourse aims to lure investors and increase the number of listings by more than a third in the next four years as some of the world’s fastest economic growth rates boost demand for capital. The Abidjan-based Bourse Regionale des Valeurs Mobilieres, or BRVM, is targeting 16 new listings by 2020 in the telecommunications, finance, agribusiness, civil engineering and mines and energy industries, Chief Executive Officer Edoh Kossi…

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Bargain Hunting in Banking Stocks Drives Nigerian Equity Index Higher …NSE ASI up 13bps

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Bargain Hunting in Banking Stocks Drives Nigerian Equity Index Higher …NSE ASI up 13bps

LAGOS (Capital Markets in Africa) – The Nigerian equities market bucked a 3-day downtrend as bargain hunting in banking stocks drove the index 13bps northwards to settle at 25,936.24 points. The performance was driven by gains in STANBIC(+2.9%), UBA (+2.9%), ZENITH (+1.4%) and GUARANTY (+0.6%). Accordingly, YTD loss eased slightly to -3.5%. Investors, in turn, gained N11.5bn as market capitalization settled at N9.0tn. However, activity level waned as volume and value traded decreased 50.3% and 12.0% to settle at 151.5m units and…

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Nigerian Equities Extend Losses Despite New Listing …NSE ASI down 51bps

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Nigerian Equities Extend Losses Despite New Listing …NSE ASI down 51bps

LAGOA (Capital Markets in Africa) – The Nigerian bourse closed in the red for the third consecutive trading session as persistent sell-offs in market bellwethers dragged the benchmark index 0.5% southwards to 25,903.55pts, worsening YTD loss to –3.6%. Price depreciation in NESTLE (-3.7%), NIGERIAN BREWERIES (-3.5%) and ZENITH (-2.0%) were the major drag to performance. Accordingly, market capitalisation reduced by N45.7bn to N8.9tn despite the new listing of Med-View Airline Plc (MEDVIEW) which added N14.6bn to…

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Bears Strengthen Hold on Nigerian Equities Market…NSE ASI down 69bps

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Bears Strengthen Hold on Nigerian Equities Market…NSE ASI down 69bps

LAGOS (Capital Markets in Africa) – The bearish sentiment in the local bourse was extended today as sustained profit taking by investors pulled the All Share Index 0.7% lower to 26, 036.24 points while YTD loss worsened to –3.1%. Sell-offs in market bellwethers – NESTLE (- 3.1%), NIGERIAN BREWERIES (-1.6%) and GUARANTY (-1.1%) – were the major drag to performance as market capitalisation also dipped N47.7bn to N9.0tn. However, activity level strengthened as volume and value…

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Nando’s Spicy Chicken Chain Said to Weigh IPO Amid Expansion

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Nando’s Spicy Chicken Chain Said to Weigh IPO Amid Expansion

JIOHANNESBURG (Capital Markets in Africa) – Nando’s Group, the South African fast-food company known for its spicy chicken and fries, is considering an initial public offering, according to people familiar with the matter. Nando’s is speaking to advisers and is in the early stages of planning a share sale, the people said, asking not to be identified as the deliberations are private. The company is weighing a London listing among other potential venues, they said….

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Glencore Considering Bid for Impala’s Chrome Waste Operations

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Glencore Considering Bid for Impala’s Chrome Waste Operations

JIOHANNESBURG (Capital Markets in Africa) – Glencore Plc, the mining and trading firm run by billionaire Ivan Glasenberg, is considering bidding for Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd.’s 65 percent stake in a chrome waste-retreatment operation in South Africa, two people familiar with the matter said. Glencore already has an agreement to buy metal from Chrome Traders Processing (Pty) Ltd., the closely held company that owns 30 percent of the business controlled by Impala. Glencore, which has chrome…

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