African capital market

Egypt Market Watch | June 10th 2015: Egyptian equity markets nose-dive by EGP 1.2 billion

Cairo, Egypt (Capital Markets in Africa):- The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indices nose-dive, with the market capitalisation giving away nearly EGP 1.2 billion to close at EGP 490.888 billion (against EGP 492.076 billion recorded yesterday), pressured by sell-offs among foreign investors and Egyptian institutional investors despite MSCI decision to keep Egyptian equities in its emerging markets index and Central bank coverage of 50% of the dollar backlog owed to foreign investors. The benchmark index EGX30 plunged by 0.25…

Tanzania Market Watch | June 9th 2015: Tanzania equity market fall by TSZ 57 billion today…

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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (Capital Markets in Africa):- The Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange (DSEI) fell by 6.25 point or 0.23 percent to close at 2,791.75 point and market capitalization recorded at TZS 24,448.39 billion (a reduction of about TSZ 56.76 billion against previous trade session market cap). Likewise, the Tanzania Share Index advanced by 4.15 points to close at 4,712.69 points. Today, DSE recorded a total turnover of TZS 1,085.54 million from 2,245,368 shares…

Nigeria Market Watch | June 9th 2015: Bearish Momentum for Equities Sustained… NSE ASI sheds 29bps

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Lagos, Nigeria (Capital Markets in Africa):- Investors’ sentiment on the Nigerian bourse remained weak today as equities slipped further into the negative territory. The All Share Index (ASI) trended south, closing 29bps weaker at 33,492.17 points, hence bringing cumulative losses in June to 2.4%. This followed extended selloffs recorded in Banking and Oil and Gas stocks — GUARANTY (-1.3%), FBN HOLDING (-1.7%), UBA (-2.4%), FORTE OIL (-0.8%) and OANDO (-1.2%). Similarly, market capitalization shed N33.5bn to…

Kenya Market Watch | June 9th 2015: Kenya equity market end in red, loses KES 2.4 billion, indices fall

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Nairobi, Kenya (Capital Markets in Africa):- Both Kenya equity market indices end bearish runs. The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE20) index plummeted by 16.02 points to close at 4,745.42 points and Nairobi All Share Index slide by 0.17 points to settle at 162.36. However, the FTSE NSE 25 and FTSE NSE 15 indices remained flat to close the day at 218.22 and 217.90 points respectively. The market capitalization fell by KES 2.4 billion to close at KES…

Ghana Market Watch | June 9th 2015: Ghana equity composite Index gains 0.54% and market cap up GHS 245 million

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Accra, Ghana (Capital Markets in Africa):- Ghana equity markets indices and market capitalization increased at the end of today’s trading session. The benchmark composite index gained 12.81 points (about 0.54 percent) to end the day at 2,386.51, bringing the year- to- date return to 5.55 percent. Equally, the financial Index rose by 12.39 points or 0.51 percent to 2,439.90 with a year-to-date return of 8.75 percent. Alike, the market capitalization added nearly GHS 245.15 million (0.38 percent) to settle at GHS 64,798.53 million….

Mauritius Market Watch | June 9th 2015: Mauritius equity market extends positive run, market cap adds MUR 188 million

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Port Louis, Mauritius (Capital Markets in Africa):- Mauritius equity market continued on a positive territory today, the SEMDEX index went up by 0.09 percent to reach 1,976.34 points and the Sem-10 rose by 0.17 percent to 375.59 points. The market capitalization was recorded at MUR 219.724 billion (against MUR 219.536 billion recorded yesterday) and overall total volume trade recorded at 3.964 million and turnover amounted to MUR 47.899 million. SBM Holdings Limited recorded 3.312 million…

Morocco Market Watch | June 9th 2015: Moroccan equity market extends bearish run, falls MAD 7 billion and index down 131 bps today

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Casablanca, Morocco (Capital Markets in Africa):- The bearish extends today at Morocco equity market. Morocco’s benchmark stock index (MASI Index) fell by 1.31 percent to close at 9,595.92 points (with a year-to-date performance to -0.25 percent) with total market capitalization at MAD 487.150 (lost MAD 6.88 billion compared to previous trading sessions market capitalization of MAD 494.036 billion) and market activities measured as total traded value was recorded at MAD 187.873 million (a rise of 430…

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