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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

Kenya Equity Watch | 1 July 2015: Kenya equity market reverts to red, market cap KES 17 billion down

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Kenya Equity Watch | 1 July 2015: Kenya equity market reverts to red, market cap KES 17 billion down

Nairobi, Kenya (Capital Markets in Africa):- Kenya equity markets reverted yesterday’s gains to begin July on a bearish note. The market capitalization closed at to close at KES 2,285.09 billion, by dropping KES 16.8 billion or 0.73 percent relative to market capitalization of KES 2,301.88 billion recorded at previous trading session. The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE20) index dropped by 47.65 points or 0.97 percent to close at 4,858.42 points and Nairobi All Share Index tumbled by…

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Mauritius Equity Watch | 1 July 2015: Mauritius equity market start July on bearish mood, down US$25 million

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Mauritius Equity Watch | 1 July 2015: Mauritius equity market start July on bearish mood, down US$25 million

Port Louis, Mauritius (Capital Markets in Africa):- Mauritius equity markets started the month on bearish note, reversing yesterday gains. The Mauritius All Share Index (SEMDEX index) somersaulted by 0.40 percent or 7.89 points to close 1,973.01 points and the SEM10 index plunged by 0.89 percent or 3.38 points to end at 375.06 points. The market capitalization was recorded at MUR 219.354 billion, by falling MUR 877 million (as against MUR 220.231 recorded at yesterday’s trading session) and overall…

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Nigeria Equity Watch | 1 July 2015: Nigerian Market Fizzles on H2 Portfolio Readjustment…NSE ASI down 177bps

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Nigeria Equity Watch | 1 July 2015: Nigerian Market Fizzles on H2 Portfolio Readjustment…NSE ASI down 177bps

Lagos, Nigeria (Capital Markets in Africa) — The Nigerian bourse reverted a 2-day gain as the benchmark index tumbled 1.8% to berth at 32,863.43 points today. Intraday market movement indicated that the NSE ASI slumped from 33300pts at mid-day to 32800pt before adjusting upwards at close of trade. We link the sharp decline of the index to sell down in DANGOTE CEMENT (-4.4%), STANBIC (-4.0%) and NIGERIAN BREWERIES (-1.0%) in today’s trading. As a result,…

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Cote d’Ivoire Equity Watch | 1 July 2015: BRVM Equity markets closed lower today, market cap XOF 4.4 billion down

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Cote d’Ivoire Equity Watch | 1 July 2015: BRVM Equity markets closed lower today, market cap XOF 4.4 billion down

Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (Capital Markets in Africa):- BRVM (The Regional Stock Exchange of eight West Africa) BRVM closed the first day in the July trading session, lower than the previous day. BRVM 10 index decreased from 279.08 to 278.27 points, a drop of 0.29%. BRVM Composite index lost 0.06% to 278.26 against 278.44 points previously. The equity market capitalization lost XOF 4.4 billion to close at XOF 6,866.24 billion relative to previous trading sessions’ market capitalization…

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Ghana Equity Watch | 30 June 2015: Ghana equity markets indices and market capitalization close in red today, US$ 24 million down

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Ghana Equity Watch | 30 June 2015: Ghana equity markets indices and market capitalization close in red today, US$ 24 million down

Accra, Ghana (Capital Markets in Africa):- Ghana equity markets indices and market capitalization tumbled at the end of today’s trading session. The benchmark composite index plunged by 18.92 points or about 0.80 percent to end the day at 2,352.23, bringing the year- to- date return to 4.03 percent. Equally, the financial Index dropped by 1.08 percent or 26.18 points to 2,394.68 with a year-to-date return of 6.73 percent. Likewise, the market capitalization fell nearly GHS 103.2 million (or 0.16 percent relative to…

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Nigeria Equity Watch | 30 June 2015: Nigerian Bourse took a bullish leap as last-minute rally …

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Nigeria Equity Watch | 30 June 2015: Nigerian Bourse took a bullish leap as last-minute rally …

Lagos, Nigeria (Capital Markets in Africa) — The Nigerian Bourse took a bullish leap as last-minute rally in DANGOTE CEMENT (+3.5%), NIGERIAN BREWERIES (+1.9%) and UBN (+4.7%) fired up the Index. Intraday market movement indicated a broadly bearish session before a last minute jump saved the day. Hence, NSE ASI went up 0.6% to berth at 33,456.83 points and YtD loss moderated to 3.5%. We believe this last-minute rally was driven by mid-year portfolio reassessment…

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Kenya Equity Watch | 30 June 2015: Kenya equity market sustains the bullish run, market cap KES 21 billion up

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Kenya Equity Watch | 30 June 2015: Kenya equity market sustains the bullish run, market cap KES 21 billion up

Nairobi, Kenya (Capital Markets in Africa):- Kenya equity markets sustained yesterday’s gains. The market capitalization closed at to close at KES 2,301.88 billion, by adding KES 20.86 billion or 0.91 percent relative to market capitalization of KES 2,281.02 billion recorded at previous trading session. The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE20) index edged higher by 68.49 points or 1.42 percent to close at 4,906.07 points and Nairobi All Share Index surged by 1.33 points or 0.81 percent to…

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