Market Watch | - Part 99

Botswana Equity Markets | 7 Sept 2015: Botswana equity markets bearish sentiment continues, STANCHART drops -40bps….

Gaborone, Botswana, Capital Markets in Africa — The Botswana Stock Exchange Equity Markets showed further bearish sentiment today as the continuing downward trend in the DCI, LASI and DFSI slowed, amidst price drops and STANCHART recording the highest volumes against a decrease of 40 points. The Botswana Domestic Composite Index (DCI) was down by 12.00 points to close at 10,828.55 points falling by 0.11 percent from its previous close of 10,840.61 points. Likewise, the Local Asset Sector Index (LASI) recorded a downward change after the days trading…

Morocco Equity Markets | 7 Sep 2015: Morocco Casablanca Stock Exchange equity indices down, but market cap adds US$58 million..

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Casablanca, Morocco, Capital Markets in Africa — The Moroccan benchmark stock index (measured as MASI Index) fell by 23.22 points or 0.25 percent to close at 9,284.29 points (with a year-to-date performance to -3.49 percent). The equity market capitalization closed at MAD 570.267 billion (an increase of MAD 569 million or US$ 58 million) from MAD 474.479 market capitalizations recorded at previous trading session. Moroccan most active share index (MADEX) fell 0.26 percent to close at 7,589,02 from its…

South Africa Equity Markets | 7 Sep 2015: Johannesburg Stock Exchange equity markets in bearish mood ….

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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Capital Markets in Africa — Equity trading on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) began the week by ending in red zone in line with global equity market declined. The JSE All Share closed 0.52 percent or 255.45 points lower to end at 48,847.05 points and the JSE Top 40 index sagged by 158.15 points or 0.36 percent to end at 43,389.01 points. Still on the bear sentiment, the JSE Financial sector index also declined…

Nigerian Equity Markets | 7 Sep 2015: Nigerian Equities Open the Week Bullish… ASI up 1.8%

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Lagos, Nigeria, Capital Markets in Africa —The Nigerian Equity Market opened the week on a bullish note as investors’ sentiment on the bourse stayed positive. The benchmark equity index – All Share Index (ASI) — appreciated 1.8% to close at 30,052.29 points, further paring YTD losses to -13.3%. Similarly, Market Capitalization rose N181.6bn to close at N10.3tn. The rally in the market today was broadly driven by bargain hunting in DANGOTE CEMENT (+2.9%) and sustained…

Tanzania Equity Markets | 7 Sep 2015 : Bear reappears on DSE, DES All share index 0.43% lower

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DAR ES SALAAM Tanzania, Capital Markets in Africa — The Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange equity markets opened the week on a negative sentiment and the equity market capitalization went about TZS 93 billion (about US$44 million) to end at TZS 21,784 billion relative to market capitalization of TZS 21,877 billion recorded at previous trading session. Still in the bear mood, the Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange index (DSEI) sagged by 10.72 points or 0.43…

Kenya Equity Markets | 7 Sep 2015: Bullish mood persists on Nairobi Securities Exchange

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NAIROBI, Kenya, Capital Markets in Africa — The Bull continued to conquer the equity markets and the equity market capitalization ended at KES 2,039 billion after adding KES 14.97 billion (c.US$142 million) or 0.74 percent from the market capitalization of KES 2,023 billion recorded at previous trading session. In addition, the Nairobi All Share Index surged by 1.o7 points or 0.74 percent to end at 145.11 points and the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE20) index rose by 60.32…

Egypt Equity Markets | 7 Sep 2015 : Egyptian Exchange negative sentiment continues; EGX30 down by 107.30bps…

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CAIRO, Egypt, Capital Markets in Africa — Egyptian Exchange equity trading continued on negative today, after the equity market capitalization decreased by EGP 5.793 million to end at EGP443.928 billion from EGP 449.721 billion recorded at previous day trading session. The benchmark index EGX30 tumbled by 107.30 points or 1.48 percent to end 7,166.62 points. The equal-weighted indexes EGX50 also went down by 1.91 percent or 23.58 points to settle at 1,213.56 points. EGX70 index, which measures small and mid-cap index, sagged by 0.90 percent or 3.53 points to…

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