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Nigerian Equity Markets | 19 Nov 2015: Equity Sell down Moderates as Breadth Rebounds …NSE sheds 6bps

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Nigerian Equity Markets | 19 Nov 2015: Equity Sell down Moderates as Breadth Rebounds …NSE sheds 6bps

Lagos, Nigeria, Capital Markets in Africa — The Nigeria All Share Index continued the southbound course today to extend losses to the 4th trading session. The index dipped 6bps to 28,203.20pts while YTD loss remained 18.6%. Bellwethers that furthered the decline in the benchmark index were NIGERIAN BREWERIES (-0.5%), OANDO (-5.0%) and GUARANTY (-0.4%). Investors lost N5.6bn as market capitalization closed at N9.7tn. Market activity showed mixed signals today; volume traded increased 21.8% to 175.0m units…

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Mauritius Equity Markets | 19 Nov 2015: Mauritius equities continue to shed blood…market cap loses US$44 million …

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Mauritius Equity Markets | 19 Nov 2015: Mauritius equities continue to shed blood…market cap loses US$44 million …

PORT LOUIS, Mauritius, Capital Markets in Africa — Negative sentiment persisted on the Stock Exchange of Mauritius equity markets at the end of Thursday’s trading session. The equity market capitalization closed at MUR 203.293 billion after losing MUR 1.7 billion (about US$44 million) relatively to the previous market capitalization of MUR 205.117.  The Mauritius All Share Index (SEMDEX index) dipped by 0.37 percent or 6.72 points to end at 1,825.49 and SEM10 index plummeted by 0.44…

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Nigerian Equity Markets | 18 Nov 2015: How Much Lower and When to Stop? …NSE ASI down 47bps

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Nigerian Equity Markets | 18 Nov 2015: How Much Lower and When to Stop? …NSE ASI down 47bps

Lagos, Nigeria, Capital Markets in Africa — The bears’ hold on the Nigerian bourse was tightened today as the All Share Index trended further southwards, losing 0.5% to settle at 28, 219.44 points, an 11-week low. The poor performance of the market today was broadly driven by the persistent sell-offs in NIGERIAN BREWERIES (-1.5%) as well as losses in FORTE OIL (-5.0%) and STANBIC (-4.9%). Capitalization in the market also depreciated N45.3bn to berth at N9.7tn….

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Egypt Equity Markets | 18 Nov 2015: Bullish Sentiment Rules the Equity Markets, Market Cap US$100 Mill Higher …

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Egypt Equity Markets | 18 Nov 2015: Bullish Sentiment Rules the Equity Markets, Market Cap US$100 Mill Higher …

Cairo, Egypt, Capital Markets in Africa —– Egyptian Exchange returned to the North Pole at the end of Wednesday’s trading session as both indices and market capitalization ended higher. The equity market capitalization added EGP 882 million (nearly US$110 million) to end at EGP 418.348 billion from EGP 417.466 billion recorded at the previous day trading session.   The benchmark index EGX30 grew by 6.64 points or 0.10 percent to end 6,413.97 points. The equal-weighted indexes EGX50 added 0.61 percent…

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Nigerian Equity Markets | 17 Nov 2015: Equity Market Continues Slippery Slide Downhill…NSE ASI down 64bps

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Nigerian Equity Markets | 17 Nov 2015: Equity Market Continues Slippery Slide Downhill…NSE ASI down 64bps

Lagos, Nigeria, Capital Markets in Africa — The bearish sentiment in the Nigerian Bourse continued as sustained sell-offs drove the All Share Index down 0.6% to berth at 28,351.28 points. The negative performance today was broadly driven by losses in  FBNH (-7.5%),  GUINNESS (-5.0%) and  NIGERIAN BREWERIES (-2.4%) even as market capitalization fell N62.4bn to N9.7tn. Activity level in the market was mixed today as volume traded dipped 35.7% to130.0m units while value traded appreciated 129.2%…

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Egypt Equity Markets | 17 Nov 2015: Egyptian Equity in the negative, Banking sector index 2.23% down …

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Egypt Equity Markets | 17 Nov 2015: Egyptian Equity in the negative, Banking sector index 2.23% down …

Cairo, Egypt, Capital Markets in Africa — Egyptian Exchange equity trading ended in the negative zone as both the indices and market capitalization closed lower. The equity market capitalization shed off about EGP 1.38 billion (nearly US$230 million) to end at EGP 417.466 billion from EGP 419.269 billion recorded at the previous day trading session.   The benchmark index EGX30 slid by 73.32 points or 1.13 percent to end 6,407.33 points. The equal-weighted indexes EGX50 slumped by 0.61 percent or…

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Mauritius Equity Markets | 17 Nov 2015: Negative mood continues on the bourse, investors lose US$38 million …

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Mauritius Equity Markets | 17 Nov 2015: Negative mood continues on the bourse, investors lose US$38 million …

PORT LOUIS, Mauritius, Capital Markets in Africa — The Stock Exchange of Mauritius equity markets continued in the red zone. The equity market capitalization ended at MUR 205.117 billion after dropping MUR 1.5 billion (about US$37.7 million) relatively to the previous market capitalization of MUR 206.566.  The Mauritius All Share Index (SEMDEX index) sagged by 0.46 percent or 8.57 points to end at 1,841.87 and SEM10 index plunged by 0.48 percent or 1.69 points to end…

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