Market Watch | - Part 188

Zimbabwe Market Watch | May 18th 2015: Zimbabwe equity market went up 0.81 points (0.53%) to close at 154.84pts

Harare, Zimbabwe (Capital Markets in Africa):-The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) industrial index was up 0.81 points (0.53%) to close at 154.84 points as the mobile giant Econet Wireless gained 2.91 cents to trade at 49.01 cents. The market capitalization was recorded at US$ 4.024 billion. From the market activity perspective, today’s total volume and turnover was recorded at 5.2 million and US$403,733 respectively exchanging in five shares and ten transactions. Foreign investor buys US$139,076 and sells US$245,050. The…

Egypt Market Watch | May 17th 2015: EGX indices slip and market cap EGP 960m down

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Cairo, Egypt (Capital Markets in Africa):- The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indices open the week on a negative mood, while market capitalization lost nearly EGP 960 million to close at EGP 481.727 billion. On similar note, Sunday’s traded volume amounted to 158.3 million shares, exchanged at turnover of EGP 352.214 million. Foreign investors were net buyers by EGP 44.4 million while National and Arab traders were net sellers by EGP 21.4 million and EGP 23.1 million, respectively….

Morocco Market Watch | May 15th 2015: Moroccan equity marginally up..

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Casablanca, Morocco (Capital Markets in Africa):- Morocco’s benchmark stock index (MASI Index) marginally rose by 0.06 percent to close at 9,851.75 points (2.41 percent year-to-date performance) with total market capitalization at MAD 498.269 billion and market activities measured as total traded value was closed at MAD 26.781 million. Likewise, Moroccan most active share index (MADEX) closed at 8,133.42pts (slightly advanced by 0.07 percent compared to previous trading day). In addition, FTSE CSE Morocco 15 Index gained…

Nigeria Market Watch: Week Ending 15th May, 2015

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Weekly Equities Market Review and Outlook After posting marginal losses on all trading days in the previous week, the All Share Index (ASI) showed mixed performances this week. Though the index recorded declines on the first two trading days this week, the equities market closed the week positive (+0.1%) W-o-W as bargain hunting positioning drove the index northwards in the last three trading days of the week. Market capitalization also added N18.6bn W-o-W to settle…

Mauritius Market Watch | May 15th 2015: Mauritius equity extends the gains..

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Port Louis, Mauritius (Capital Markets in Africa):-Stock Exchange of Mauritius indices were up during the session mainly on the back of Mauritius Commercial Bank (MCB) Group which went up after announcing a profit surge of 91.4% for the quarter ended 31 March 2015. The Semdex and the SEM-10 gained 0.56% and 0.58% respectively. Market turnover was mainly geared towards Mauritius Commercial Bank (MCB) Group and CIEL Group which together accounted for 76.9% of total value traded. MCB Group saw a cross…

Cote d’Ivoire Market Watch | May 15th 2015: BRVM shed XOF 11bn..

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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 Friday, lower than the previous day. BRVM 10 index decreased from 272.91 to 272.57 points, a drop of 0.12%. BRVM Composite index lost 0.17% to 262.57 against 263.03 points previously. The equity market capitalization was recorded at XOF 6,479 billion, a decrease of XOF 11 billion compared to previous trading session. Looking at the market…

Kenya Market Watch | May 15th 2015: All Share Index slightly lost 0.05 percent

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Nairobi, Kenya (Capital Markets in Africa):- The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE 20) rose by 1.00 points to close at 4,980.71 while Nairobi All Share Index went down by 0.09 points (-0.05 percent) to close at 167.73. On the one hand, the highest market gainer was Total Kenya Limited gaining 6.59 percent to close at KES 24.25, followed by Carbacid Investments rose 5.19 percent to end the day at KES 21.25. Likewise, Olympia Capital Holdings and Eveready East Africa appreciated by 5.15 percent (to…

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