The Markets | - Part 208

Oil Trades Near $52 as Investors Eye Libyan Crude Output Return

LAGOS (Capital Markets in Africa) – Oil hovered near $52 a barrel as investors eyed the potential return of crude volumes from Libya and await output cuts in January as part of an OPEC and non-OPEC deal. Futures were little changed in New York after swinging between gains and losses. Libyan oil-facility guards backtracked on an agreement to allow supply to flow from the El Feel and Sharara fields, two of the country’s biggest fields. Investors await production…

Egypt 3-month, 9-month bills rises, Ghana 91-day bill yield eases

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LAGOS (Capital Markets in Africa) – Yields on Egypt’s three- and nine-month Treasury bills rose at an auction on Sunday, central bank data showed. Yields on the 91-day bill rose to an average of 18.917 percent from 18.513 percent at the previous action. Yields on the 266-day bill rose to 19.103 percent from 18.814 percent. Whereas, the Bank of Ghana said the yield on its weekly 91-day bill fell to 16.6759 percent at an auction…

Nigeria’s distributable revenue fell by 7.8 percent in November

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LAGOS (Capital Markets in Africa) – Nigeria’s distributable revenues to the government fell in November by 7.8 percent to 387 billion naira ($1.27 billion) as militant attacks shut down Niger Delta oil pipelines and cut earnings, the accountant general has said. Nigeria, which has Africa’s biggest economy, is an OPEC member that relies on crude oil sales for two-thirds of government revenue. As a result, it has been hit hard by the fall in global…

Dollar Rises to 13-Year High as U.S. Stocks Rebound, Gold Sinks

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The dollar climbed to the highest level since 2003 against the euro and gold plunged as the prospect of a steeper path for U.S. interest rates filtered through markets. U.S. stocks rebounded from the worst day in two months. Financial shares led gains in major American equity benchmarks, while rate-sensitive stocks slipped after U.S. 10-year yields reached the highest level in more than two years. The greenback extended its advance against major and emerging-market peers after the Federal Reserve’s…

Nigeria cuts size of domestic bond auction as yields rise

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LAGOS (Capital Markets in Africa) – Nigeria sold far fewer bonds than it offered on Wednesday, as investors worried about rising inflation demanded higher yields from a government looking to spend its way out of recession. Africa’s largest economy raised 69.2 billion naira ($227 mln) in bonds maturing in five, 10 and 20 years’ time, less than the 95 billion naira it had wanted. Investors were demanding yields of up to 18 percent for the…

Metal-Backed Funds Hottest Since 2009 as Markets Tighten

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JOHANNESBURG (Capital Markets in Africa) – Investors are warming to industrial-metal funds to take advantage of the biggest annual price rally in seven years. Some $320 million poured into long-only exchange-traded funds this year through Dec. 9, poised for the biggest inflow since 2009, according to data compiled by Bloomberg Intelligence. Money is returning as the demand outlook improves, prompting Bank of America Merrill Lynch to raise price forecasts for copper, lead and zinc, while Citigroup Inc. said there’s “cautious…

Old Mutual to cut stake in asset management arm via offering

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JOHANNESBURG (Capital Markets in Africa) – Financial services group Old Mutual Plc said it would sell 13 million shares in its OM Asset Management Plc arm through a public offering, as the group prepares to split into its four main businesses. The proposed split was revealed in March as regulatory changes in Europe and South Africa have made Old Mutual, which started out in 1845 as a life insurance firm in Cape Town, more complex…

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