Market Watch | - Part 52

Mauritius Equity Markets | 04 Nov 2015 : SEMDEX Index up 15bps, SEM10 Index 28bps higher, Market Cap US$9 million up

PORT LOUIS, Mauritius, Capital Markets in Africa — Positive momentum continued on the Stock Exchange of Mauritius at the end today’s equity trading session. The Mauritius official market equity market capitalization ended at MUR 210.155 billion after adding MUR 308 million (about US$8.6 million) compared to the previous market capitalization of MUR 209.847 billion. In the same positive mood, the Mauritius All Share Index (SEMDEX index) grew by 0.15 percent or 2.76 points to close at…

South Africa Equity Markets | 03 Nov 2015: Major and sector indices edge up, MTN Group gains 4.97%, financial sector index down

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Johannesburg, South Africa Capital Markets in Africa —The Johannesburg Stock Exchange equity trading continued on a upward trend at the end of Tuesday’s trading session. The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) All Share (the broadest measure of the equity market performance) grew by 0.40 percent or 66.52 points to settle at 54,076.07 points and the benchmark JSE Top 40 index closed 0.41 percent or 196.69 points higher to end at 48,548.21 points. The financial sector index lost 0.32 percent…

Nigerian Equity Markets | 03 Nov 2015: OANDO Appreciates 8.7% after 7 Days of Decline …NSE ASI Wanes 29bps

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Lagos, Nigeria, Capital Markets in Africa — Sell pressure on the Nigerian bourse was sustained during trade today as the broader index closed 0.3% lower to settle at 29,052.87pts; thereby pushing YTD return (-16.2%) further into the negative territory. Market capitalization equally fell N28.9bn to N10.0tn. However, the decline in performance was majorly due to depreciations in Banking counters – GUARANTY (-2.3%) and ETI (-3.7%). Market activities — a measure of volume and value of shares…

Kenya Equity Markets | 03 Nov 2015: Bearish Mood Persists …. NSE All-Share index 25bps

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Nairobi, Kenya Capital Markets in Africa — The Nairobi Securities Exchange equity trading continued in the negative region. The equity market capitalization closed at KES 1,930 billion by dropping KES 3.88 billion (c.US$38 million) or 0.20 percent from the market capitalization of KES 1,926 billion recorded at the previous trading session. The Nairobi All Share Index sagged by 0.25 percent or 0.34 points to end at 137.27 points and the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE20) index sagged by 26.84…

Cote D’Ivoire Stock Markets | 03 Nov 2015: Negative sentiment return to BRVM Bourse equity markets … indices and market cap down

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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 Tuesday lower than the previous day. BRVM 10 index decreased from 302.36 to 300.21 points, a drop of 0.71 percent. BRVM Composite index lost 0.24 percent at 303.65 points against 304.37 points previously. The equity market capitalization dropped XOF 18 billion (about US$30 million) to close at XOF 7,493 billion relative to the previous trading…

Egypt Market Watch | 03 Nov 2015: Egyptian exchange equity indices end in red, market cap depletes by US$55 million

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Cairo, Egypt, Capital Markets in Africa — On Tuesday, the Egyptian Exchange equity trading session ended in the red zone. The market capitalization closed at EGP 448.577 billion after dropping EGP 433.6 billion (US$54.8 million) relatively to EGP 449.011 billion recorded at previous trading session. The benchmark index EGX30 sagged by 0.02 percent or 1.73 points to end 7,432.96 points. The equal-weighted indexes EGX50 edged own by 0.05 percent or 1.20 points to settle at 1,250.21 points (with a…

Morocco Equity Markets | 03 Nov 2015: Casablanca equities sustain positive momentum, market cap up by US$68 million …

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Casablanca, Morocco, Capital Markets in Africa —The Casablanca Stock Exchange equity trading continued on the upward trends at end of today’s trading session. The Moroccan benchmark stock index (measured as MASI Index) surged by 0.22 percent to end at 9,104.41 points (with a year-to-date performance to -5.36 percent) with total market capitalization at MAD 458.300 billion (an increase of MAD 653 million or US$67.5 million relatively to the previous market capitalization of MAD 457.647 billion). The…

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