African equity market

Egypt Equity Watch | 20 Aug 2015 : Egyptian bourse losses on extended bear run…EGX30 down a further 68.14 bps

Cairo, Egypt (Capital Markets in Africa):- Equity trading on the Egyptian Exchange continued on its downward trend for the fifth consecutive session today. The market capitalization ended at EGP 447.06 billion at the end of the days trading session. The benchmark index EGX30 fell by a further -0.94 percent or 68.14 points to end 7,172.63 points, extending its southward movement for the fifth trading session in a row to hit lowest levels in 18 months. The equal-weighted index EGX50 plunged by -0.90 percent or 11.67…

Ghana Equity Markets | 20 Aug 2015: Equity trading on the Ghanaian Stock Exchange ends bearish … financial index 0.71% drop

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Accra, Ghana (Capital Markets in Africa):- On Thursday, Ghanaian Stock Exchange (GSE) ended in bearish mood and the equities market capitalization lost GHS 185 million to close at GHS 63,250 million relative to market capitalization of GHS 63,065 recorded at previous trading session. The benchmark composite index fell by 2.80 points or 0.13 percent to close the day at 2,152.85 points, representing a year-to-date performance 0f 4.78 percent. The financial Index also plunged by 15.39 points or 0.71 percent to trade…

South Africa Equity Market | 20 Aug 2015: South Africa equity markets stay in red, gold miners and resources indices soar …

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Johannesburg, South Africa (Capital Markets in Africa) —The South Africa equity markets continued in the red, with loses across the main sector indices except gold miner and resource index. Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) All Share tumbled by 379.23 points or 0.76 percent to close at 49,761.67 points and the JSE Top 40 index sagged by 537.08 points or 1.20 percent to end at 44,149.38 points. From the sector perspectives, financial sector index dropped by 1.31 percent or 578.43…

Zimbabwe Market Watch | 20 Aug 2015: Zimbabwe equities continues decline..Industrial index down -0.61%

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Harare, Zimbabwe (Capital Markets in Africa):- The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) industrial index continued to decline today plunging by -0.61 percent or 0.84 points to end at 136.88 from its previous close of 137.73 points. The market capitalization ended at US$3.589 billion by dropping a further US$72 million relative to previous trading session market capitalisation of US$3.661 billion. The market activity today recorded a turnover of US$760,133 exchanged in 13 traded securities via 43 trade transactions. Foreign…

Cote d’Ivoire Equity Watch | 20 Aug 2015: Equities trading on BRVM ends in red … financial sector 1.32% down

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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 Thursday, lower than the previous day. BRVM 10 index decreased from 305.12 to 304.27 points, a drop of 0.28%. BRVM Composite index lost 0.23% to 299.99 against 300.69 points previously. The equity market capitalization added XOF 17 billion (about US$26 million) to close at XOF 7,403 billion relative to previous trading sessions’ market capitalization of…

Mauritius Equity Watch | 20 Aug 2015 : Stock Exchange of Mauritius ends in red, indices and market cap fall ..

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Port Louis, Mauritius (Capital Markets in Africa) — The bearish mood backed to the Stock Exchange of Mauritius after just one day in the bullish zone. The equity market capitalization slumped by MUR 309 million (US$4.8 million) to close at MUR 219.027 billion relative to previous market capitalization of MUR 219.336 billion. The Mauritius All Share Index (SEMDEX index) went down by 0.14 percent or 2.77 points to close at 1,966.82 points. SEM10 index ended at 376.20…

South Africa Market Watch | 19 Aug 2015: JSE dips back into red, with losses across the main sector indices

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Johannesburg, South Africa (Capital Markets in Africa) — Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) dipped back into the red, with losses across the main sector indices except JSE Gold index. JSE All Share fell by -836.13 or -1.64 percent to close at 50140.90 points and the JSE Top 40 index was down by -780.88 points or -1.72 percent to end at 44,686.47 points. From the sector perspectives, financial sector index lost -1.58 percent or -709.14 points at 44,308.52 points. Both Industrial sector index and industrial 25 index went down by…

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