African equity market

Botswana Equity Watch | 05 Aug 2015: Botswana equity markets indices unable to sustain rises, DCI down -7.00 bps, DFCI, LASI all red…

Botswana (Capital Markets in Africa):- The BSE Equity Markets indices were unable to sustain the weeks rises in todays session as the DCI main, FCI, DFSI and local LASI indices all recorded downward movements into the red zone today. The Botswana Domestic Composite Index (DCI) fell by -7.00 points to close at 10,9524.25 points down by 0.06 percent from its previous close of 10,958.54 points. The Foreign Composite Index (FCI) recorded a slight change after days…

South Africa Market Watch | 5th Aug 2015: JSE All Share index adds 0.64%, Resource sector tops gainers, adds 3.5%….

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Johannesburg, South Africa (Capital Markets in Africa) — Johannesburg Stock Exchange continued in the positive region at the end of the trading session. Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) All Share surged by 336.37 or 0.64 percent to close at 52,774.21 points. The JSE Top 40 index also added 0.73 percent or 341.52 points to end at 47,259.06 points. Similarly, Financial sector index climbed by 0.11 percent or 50.56 points to close at 46,360.41 points. Both the Industrial…

Morocco Equity Watch | 5th Aug 2015: Morocco equity markets upward trend backtracks, MADEX down 0.92%, MASI down 0.87% and Market cap settles at US$60.8 Bill…

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Morocco (Capital Markets in Africa):- Morocco equity markets indices backtracked today with the MASI index and the MADEX ending the session down. Likewise the Morocco 15 and All-Liquid Index indices also made losses both down in todays trading. Gains in the Casablanca Indices made yesterday were lost as the total Market capitalisation decreased to US$60,886 billion. The Moroccan benchmark stock index (measured as MASI Index) fell by 0.87% to close at 9803.29 from its previous close of 9,888.96 recorded yesterday…

Nigeria Equity Watch | 05 Aug 2015 : Nigerian equity market records its highest 4-month daily gains … NSE ASI climbs 3.1%

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Lagos, Nigeria (Capital Markets in Africa) — The Nigerian Bourse was coloured by bullish sentiments across sectors with largely capitalized stocks such as DANGCEM (+4.9%), NIGERIAN BREWERIES (+5.0%) and ZENITH (+5.0%) gaining significantly. The NSE ASI improved 3.1% to 31,404.26pts at the close of trade moderating YTD performance to -9.4%. Contrarily, market activity waned as volume and value declined 49.7% and 36.2% to 336.2m units and N3.0bn respectively. Market capitalization also increased by N315.9bn to…

Kenya Equity Watch | 05 Aug 2015: Bear remains persistent on the Nairobi Securities Exchange … All share index down by 0.29%

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Nairobi, Kenya (Capital Markets in Africa) — The bear remained persistent on the Nairobi Securities Exchange at the end of Wednesday’s trading session. The market capitalization fell by 0.29 percent or KES 6 billion (almost US$59.42 million) to end at KES 2,042 billion relative to market capitalization of KES 2,048 billion recorded at previous trading session. T he Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE20) index plunged by 25.93 points or 0.60 percent to close at 4,317.23 points…

Zimbabwe Market Watch | 5th Aug 2015: Zimbabwe equities continue in the red, industrial index loses -0.81 points, market cap sheds US$21 Mill…

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Zimbabwe (Capital Markets in Africa):-The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) Industrial Index closed trading down today while the Mining index continued to remain flat in the days session. Market capitalisation was also down by US$21 million against the previous days trading. The ZSE Industrial Index lost -0.81 points to close at 144.60 points from its previous close of 145.42 to end decreasing by 0.56% (-11.17% year-to-date and -23.70% year-on-year basis). The Mining Index continued on its…

Mauritius Equity Watch | 05 Aug 2015: Stock Exchange of Mauritius stays on bullish road … market cap gains MUR 335 million

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Port Louis, Mauritius (Capital Markets in Africa) — On Wednesday, Mauritius equities stayed on bullish momentum. The market capitalization surged by MUR 335 million to close at MUR 220.435 billion relative to previous market capitalization of MUR 220.100 billion. The Mauritius All Share Index (SEMDEX index) surged by 0.15 percent or 3.01 points to close at 1,982.50 points and the SEM10 index closed at 381.24 points after gaining 0.70 points or 0.18 percent. Today’s overall total volume trade…

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