African equity market

Nigeria Market Watch | May 27th 2015: Nigerian stock market stock sustains uptrend…NSE ASI Up 0.2%

Lagos, Nigeria (Capital Markets in Africa):- The Nigerian Bourse marginally improved on gains recorded in the previous session as the benchmark index closed 0.2% higher today. The All Share Index (ASI) close at 34,355.31 points bringing YTD return to -0.9%. Today’s gain was mainly due to price appreciation in counters such as GUARANTY (+0.3%) and DANGOTE CEMENT (+0.6%). Market capitalization also advanced N49.7bn to close N11.7tn. Market activity was however mixed as value traded rose 0.9% to…

Zimbabwe Market Watch | May 27th 2015: Zimbabwe stock equities index down ..

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Harare, Zimbabwe (Capital Markets in Africa):-The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) the industrial index marginally dropped by 0.08 points (0.05 percent) to settle at 153.76 points. Likewise, the market capitalization was recorded at US$ 3.999 billion (lost mere US$1 million compared to yesterday’s market capitalization of US$4,000 billion). The market activity is quite today; turnover was recorded at US$627,650 changing hands in 11 securities via 21 trade deals. Foreign investor buys US$525,000 and sells US$525,000. Out of…

Kenya Market Watch | May 27th 2015: Kenyan equities shed more blood, lose KES 21 billion and indices down

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Nairobi, Kenya (Capital Markets in Africa):- The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE20) index extended it bearish and shed off 17.69 point to 4,835.75 points as well as Nairobi All Share Index lost 1.49 points to close at 161.31. However, the FTSE NSE 25 and FTSE NSE 15 indices remained flat to close the day at 218.49 and 218.01 points respectively. The market capitalization lost almost KES 21 billion (cumulative lost of over KES 85 billion since start…

Botswana Market Watch | May 26th 2015: Botswana equity index continued to head northwards

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Gaborone, Botswana (Capital Markets in Africa):- The Botswana domestic composite index continued to head northwards, gaining 0.01 percent (to close at 10,457.26 point) to extend its year-to-date growth by 10.06 percent. However, the foreign composite index remained flat to close at 1,569 points and year-to-date return is still in the red, reflecting the depressed international commodity market. The equity market capitalization was recorded at BWP 381.455 billion. Looking at the market activity; the total volume and total turnover were recorded at 2.811…

Cote d’Ivoire Market Watch | May 26th 2015: BRVM index up but BRVM10 index down

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Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (Capital Markets in Africa):- BRVM (The Regional Stock Exchange of eight West Africa) main indices closed the trading session this Tuesday, lower than the previous day for BRVM 10, and higher for BRVM Composite. BRVM 10 index decreased from 273.71 to 273.41 points, a drop of 0.11 percent. BRVM Composite index gained 0.18 percent to 266.38 against 265.91 points previously. The equity market capitalization was recorded at XOF 6,573.13 billion. Looking at the…

Morocco Market Watch | May 26th 2015: Moroccan equity indices down and lose MAD 2.8bn

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Casablanca, Morocco (Capital Markets in Africa):- Morocco’s benchmark stock index (MASI Index) lost by 0.44 percent to close at 9,630.44 points (0.11 percent year-to-date performance) with total market capitalization at MAD 485.210 (decreased by MAD 2.8 billion compared to previous trading sessions) and market activities measured as total traded value was recorded at MAD 49.729 million (an increase of 145 percent relative to previous day market turnover). Likewise, Moroccan most active share index (MADEX) closed at…

Mauritius Market Watch | May 26th 2015: Mauritius equity market ended the session in negative territory

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Port Louis, Mauritius (Capital Markets in Africa):-Mauritius equity market indices ended the session in negative territory. The SAMDEX lost 0.24% to 1967.91 points and the SEM-10 lost 0.31% to 374.59 points. The market capitalization ended the trading session at MUR 218.822 billion. Looking at the market activity, total market turnover amounted to MUR 81.6 million mainly geared towards SBM Holdings and MCB Group which accounted for 84.9% of total market turnover. SBM Holdings traded on its last cum today and went…

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