Market Watch

BRVM [he Regional Stock Exchange, Cote d’Ivoire] BRVM (The Regional Stock Exchange of eight West Africa) closed its trading session this Tuesday, lower than the previous day. BRVM 10 index decreased from 268.67 to 267.74 points, a drop of 0.35% and BRVM Composite index lost 0.25% to 264.21 against 264.86 points previously. The traded value is XOF 714.02 million against XOF 1.21 billion last Monday. Equity Market capitalization is XOF 6,519.64 billion and the top security…

Botswana: The Botswana Stock Exchange’s (BSE) domestic index gained 4.75pts (0.05%) to close at 9,674.15pts (with year-to-year performance 1.82%) and foreign index remained the same as last previous trading day to close at 1571.11pts (year-to-date of 0.41%). The market capitalisation recorded at BWP 415,603.92mn, the total volume and turnover were recorded at 188,475 shares and BWP 533,307.45 respectively. The market sentiment was positive today, as the market breadth (advancer/decliners ratio) berthed at 3x with 3…

Ghana: The trading on Ghana bourse close on a positive note today. The benchmark Composite index climbed by 7.33pts to 2,189.46pts; this brings its year-to-date to -3.17%. Likewise, the financial index dropped 10.14pts to 2,183.59pts (-2.68% year-to-year performance). The market capitalization was recorded at GHS63.624billion. A market activity measured by volume was recorded at 1,144,828 in thirteen shares. Ecobank Translational, UT Bank, Ghana Commercial Bank, SIC Insurance and Societe Generale were the top five most…

Egypt: The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indices showed mixed performance on Thursday, while market capitalisation fell by around EGP 1.3 billion amid pressure from national and Arab sell-offs. The benchmark index EGX30 erased most of its early gains, ending 0.67% higher at 9,640.77 points. The small and mid-cap index EGX70 sagged 0.11% to close at 556.3 points, while the broader index EGX100 inched 0.02% lower to 1,120.18 points. Thursday’s turnover amounted to EGP 821.9 million, generated…

Egypt: The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) slid on Tuesday, losing around EGP1.3 billion of its capitalisation as traders booked gains from most leading stocks. The benchmark index EGX30 shut slightly lower by 0.04% at 9709.5 points, while small and mid-cap index EGX70 lost 0.52% to 566.38 points. The broader index EGX100 ended 0.34% lower at 1132.29 points. Today’s turnover amounted to nearly EGP 2 billion, while traded volume reached 153.2 million shares and number of transactions…