Market Watch | - Part 23

Nigeria 2016 Budget Performance and MTEF Review

LAGOS (Capital Markets in Africa) – The 2016 fiscal year has been largely synonymous with a sharp slowdown in economic activities largely as a result of lower oil earnings which constrained fiscal revenue and foreign exchange supply, as well as underwhelming policy responses and a brooding sub-national fiscal crisis which peaked in H1:2016. With a change in monetary policy tact to inflation targeting in Q1:2016 – demonstrated by 2 rate hikes – in a bid…

Nigeria Equities Market Review and Outlook Week Ending 14th October

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LAGOS (Capital Markets in Africa) – Mixed sentiments trailed the Nigerian equities market this week amid expectations for weak Q3:2016 earnings results. The All Share Index (ASI) gained marginally on 3 trading sessions while declining on 2. Thus, the ASI inched 9bps higher W-o-W. YTD loss pared to 2.7% while market capitalization improved by N8.9bn to settle at N9.6tn. Activity level also improved as average volume and value rose 24.4% and 45.5% to 232.5m units…

Nigerian Equities Retreat as Manufacturing Stocks Slide… NSE ASI down 3bps

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LAGOS (Capital Markets in Africa) – The Nigerian bourse was unable to sustain the positive trend maintained since the start of the week as the All Share Index (ASI) trimmed a marginal 3bps today to close at 28,027.23 points. Accordingly, market capitalisation declined N2.4bn to close at N9.6tn as sell pressure was renewed on NESTLE (-2.4%), WAPCO (-2.7%), DANGSUGAR (-2.7%) and FLOURMILL (-3.1%). Also, activity level softened as volume and value traded fell by 5.3% and 47.3% to settle at 155.6m…

Nigeria approves transfer of Visafone shares to MTN following takeover

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LAGOS (Capital Markets in Africa) – Nigeria’s telecommunications regulator NCC said on Tuesday it has approved a request by internet provider Visafone to transfer its shares to MTN following its takeover by the South African firm. MTN bought Visafone in January to improve its broadband services in its biggest market Nigeria. “The NCC, in line with its procedure granted a Final-Approval to Visafone for the change in its shareholding structure,” the regulator said in a…

Equities Market Review and Outlook: Pulled back from 4 weeks of positive momentum

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LAGOS (Capital Markets in Africa) – The Nigerian equities market pulled back from 4 weeks of positive momentum, depreciating 1.8% W-o-W. The All Share Index (ASI) trended southwards on 3 out of 4 trading sessions declining on Tuesday (-0.2%), Wednesday (-0.9%) and Friday (+0.7%) while gaining 8bps on Thursday. Market capitalization waned by N172.5bn to settle at N9.6tn. However, activity level was mixed during the week as average volume rose 7.0% W-o-W to settle at…

MTN Raises $1 Billion in Bond Sale to Fund Capital Expenditure

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JOHANNESBURG (Capital Markets in Africa) – MTN Group Ltd., Africa’s largest wireless carrier by sales, raised $1 billion through the sale of bonds to boost working capital and fund capital expenditure. The Johannesburg-based company sold $500 million of February 2022 notes with a coupon of 5.373 percent and the same amount of October 2026 securities at 6.5 percent, MTN said in a statement on Thursday. The company sought funds after reporting its first-ever half-year loss,…

South Africa’s rand falls on higher U.S. rate rise prospects

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JOHANNESBURG (Capital Markets in Africa) – South Africa’s rand weakened on Thursday as bets on a December U.S. rate rise brought emerging currencies under pressure, while stocks ended slightly weaker as gold and platinum mining shares slid on lower precious metal prices. The benchmark Top-40 index closed down 0.6 percent at 45,051 points while the All-Share index fell 0.5 percent to 51,611 points. At 1530 GMT, the rand traded at 13.8550 per dollar, 1 percent…

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