African capital market

Egypt Equity Watch | 29th July 2015: Egyptian equity markets indices bullish today pushed up by Foreign Investor buys valuing over EGP 73 mill..

Cairo, Egypt (Capital Markets in Africa):- Egyptian equity markets Benchmark Index EGX 30, EGX70, EGX100 and the EGX20 capped index were all up today as the markets rebounded pushed up by Foreign Investor buys valuing over EGP 73 mill.. The benchmark index EGX30 was up 155.8 points to close the day on 8105.69, an increase of 1.96 percent from its previous close of 7,949.89 points (with the resultant year-to-date performance of -9.20 percent and equal to 3,559 points in US$ terms). The EGX20 capped index was up 182.37 points, rising by 2.30 percent to close…

Zimbabwe Market Watch | 29th July 2015: Zimbabwe equities losses continue, industrial index down -0.56 points, market cap down US$14 Mill…

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Harare, Zimbabwe (Capital Markets in Africa):-The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) Industrial Index closed trading in the red zone again today continuing the losses made earlier in the week. The ZSE Industrial Index was down by -0.38% another plunge of -0.56 points to end at 145.05 61 (-10.89% year-to-date and -20.99% year-on-year basis). The Mining Index however continued on its flat line recording no change in basis points (0.00% rise) to close once again on 40.94 points (keeping the year-to-date at -42.90% and year-on-year return at -38.46% respectively). The market capitalization made a…

Cote d’Ivoire Equity Watch | 29 July 2015: Bear sentiment persistent on BRVM Bourse, composite index 0.54% falls

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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 Wednesday, lower than the previous day. BRVM 10 index decreased from 311.42 to 308.77 points, a drop of 0.85%. BRVM Composite index lost 0.54% to 299.58 against 301.22 points previously. The equity market capitalization rose by XOF 40.6 billion to close at XOF 7,392.32 billion relative to previous trading sessions’ market capitalization of XOF 7,432.83…

Tanzania Equity Watch | 29 July 2015: Tanzania equities lose US$84 Mil, All Shares index 0.8% down, domestic index 0.4% gains

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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (Capital Markets in Africa):- The Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange index (DSEI) lost 20.29 points or 0.80 percent to close at 2530.95 points but the Tanzanian domestic Share Index gained 15.93 points or 0.35 percent to end at 4547.56 points. The industrial & Allied sector index added 60.74 point or 1.00 percent to end at 6127.46 points but Banks, Finance & Investment sector index reduced by 1.49 percent at 2,967.95 points….

Nigeria Equity Watch | 29 July 2015 : Benchmark Index Records Marginal Decline… NSE ASI down 34bps

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Lagos, Nigeria (Capital Markets in Africa) — Market volumes came in slightly lower than previous day; down (-10.65%) with a turnover of $22.05mn. Block trades shrouded real liquidity with Zenith (about 50m shares), Guaranty (about 34m shares), Nestle (about 1m shares) and NB (about 5m shares) recording substantial volumes. Market breathe continues to signal weak sentiments towards equities; with only 16 stocks appreciating, 29 declining and 52 stocks remaining unchanged, affirming the obvious bearish stance. Guaranty (-1.63%), Access…

Mauritius Equity Watch | 29 July 2015: Mauritius equities stay in green… SEMDEX index add 0.12%

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Port Louis, Mauritius (Capital Markets in Africa) — On Wednesday, trading on the Stock Exchange of Mauritius continued in green for five consecutive trading days. Therefore, the Mauritius All Share Index (SEMDEX index) climbed by 0.12 percent or 2.32 points to close at 1,971.31 points and the SEM10 index closed at 377.72 points after marginally gaining 0.23 points or 0.06 percent. The market capitalization recorded MUR 219.182 billion (relative to previous market capitalization of MUR 217.925 billion) by adding…

Cote d’Ivoire Equity Watch | 28 July 2015: BRVM Bourse ends in red, drag by Financial services sector loses …

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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 315.18 to 311.42 points, a drop of 1.19 percent. BRVM Composite index lost 0.86 percent to 301.22 against 303.83 points previously. The equity market capitalization rose by XOF 64.40 billion to close at XOF 7,432.83 billion relative to previous trading sessions’ market capitalization of…

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