African equity market

Kenya Market Watch | May 18th 2015: Kenyan equities start on negative mood..

Nairobi, Kenya (Capital Markets in Africa):- The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE20) index went down by 48.39 points to close at 4,932.32 and Nairobi All Share Index fell by 0.25 points to close at 167.48. Likewise, the market capitalization fell by 0.25 percent to close at KES 2,342.1 billion. The market breadth ended positive, with 14 gainers and 27 losers. On the one hand, the highest market gainer was Eveready surged 8.33 percent to close at KES 4.55…

Botswana Market Watch | May 18th 2015: Botswana stocks kicked off on a slower pace

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Gaborone, Botswana (Capital Markets in Africa):- Botswana stock exchange kicked off the week on a slower pace as reflected by the relatively thin trades (volume of 63,472 and total turnover of BWP 130,467) and market capitalization recorded at BWP 381.192 billion. Only 11 counters exchanged hands with only 2 movers. The domestic composite index took a deep breath from its bull run as it shed 1.52 points to close at 10,392.98 points while the foreign composite…

Cote d’Ivoire Market Watch | May 18th 2015: BRVM closed today higher by XOF 25bn

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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 Monday, higher than the previous day. BRVM 10 index rose from 272.57 to 273.19 points, a gain of 0.23%. BRVM Composite index gained 0.38% to 263.58 against 262.57 points previously. The equity market capitalization was recorded at XOF 6,503.90 billion, an increase of XOF 25 billion compared to previous trading session. From market activity perspectives, the…

Mauritius Market Watch | May 18th 2015: Mauritius equity closed in negative

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Port Louis, Mauritius (Capital Markets in Africa):-Stock Exchange of Mauritius indices closed in negative territory with the Semdex and SEM-10 losing 0.03 percent and 0.10 percent to reach 1,975.46 points and 375.47 points respectively. The market capitalization was recorded at MUR 219.714 billion. Looking at the market activity, overall market turnover amounted to MUR 90.0 million, geared towards CIEL Limited, Mauritius Commercial Bank (MCB) Group, Mauritius Development Trust Co, Limited (MDIT) and Lux Island Resorts Limited which…

Egypt Market Watch | May 18th 2015: Equity equities surge by EGP 20.3 billion…

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Cairo, Egypt (Capital Markets in Africa):- Egypt’s stock market indices rose and market capitalisation added about EGP 20.3 billion to close at EGP 501.590 billion amid announcement that the government decided to delay implementation of a much debated capital gains tax, which traders have criticised on the grounds that it is keeping away potential investment. The benchmark index EGX30 witnessed its biggest gains in 22 months, gaining 6.5 percent to close at 8,798.17 points (-1.44 percent year-to-date performance)….

Zimbabwe Market Watch | May 18th 2015: Zimbabwe equity market went up 0.81 points (0.53%) to close at 154.84pts

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Harare, Zimbabwe (Capital Markets in Africa):-The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) industrial index was up 0.81 points (0.53%) to close at 154.84 points as the mobile giant Econet Wireless gained 2.91 cents to trade at 49.01 cents. The market capitalization was recorded at US$ 4.024 billion. From the market activity perspective, today’s total volume and turnover was recorded at 5.2 million and US$403,733 respectively exchanging in five shares and ten transactions. Foreign investor buys US$139,076 and sells US$245,050. The…

Egypt Market Watch | May 17th 2015: EGX indices slip and market cap EGP 960m down

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Cairo, Egypt (Capital Markets in Africa):- The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indices open the week on a negative mood, while market capitalization lost nearly EGP 960 million to close at EGP 481.727 billion. On similar note, Sunday’s traded volume amounted to 158.3 million shares, exchanged at turnover of EGP 352.214 million. Foreign investors were net buyers by EGP 44.4 million while National and Arab traders were net sellers by EGP 21.4 million and EGP 23.1 million, respectively….

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