African equity market

Mauritius Equity Watch | 20 July 2015: Equity markets start on bullish … SEMDEX 27bps and market cap adds MUR 592 million

Port Louis, Mauritius (Capital Markets in Africa):- Mauritius equity markets started the week on a positive momentum. The Mauritius All Share Index (SEMDEX index) added 0.27 percent or 0.52 points to close at 1,955.84 points and the SEM10 index closed at 373.27 points after increasing by 1.95 points or 0.52 percent. In the same note, the market capitalization rose by MUR 592 million to close at MUR 217.445 billion (relative to yesterday’s market capitalization of MUR 216.853)….

Zimbabwe Market Watch | 20th July 2015: Zimbabwe equities open the week in red …. ZSE industrial index down -0.02 points, mining still on a flat line…

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Harare, Zimbabwe (Capital Markets in Africa):-The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) Industrial Index closed trading in the red zone today. The industrial index fell by -0.01% or -0.02 points to end at 143.47 down from 143.56 points recorded at close last week (-11.86% year-to-date and -22.83% year-on-year basis). The mining index however, remained flat with no movement (0.00%) to close at 40.09 points the same as it its close last week (taking year-to-date to -44.09% and year-on-year return to -30.67% respectively). The market capitalization ended at US$ 3.765 billion while the…

Mauritius Equity Watch | 17 July 2015: Market cap rose by MUR 35 million … SEMDEX 0.02% down

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Port Louis, Mauritius (Capital Markets in Africa):- The Mauritius All Share Index (SEMDEX index) tumbled by 0.02 percent or 0.32 points to settle at 1,950.52 points but the SEM10 index ended at 371.32 points by adding 0.12 points or 0.03 percent. The market capitalization plummeted by MUR 35 million to settle at MUR 216.853 billion (relative to yesterday’s market capitalization of MUR 216.888). The overall total volume trade was recorded at 8.617 million (a rise when compared…

South Africa Market Watch | 17 July 2015: JSE All Share sheds 37 basis point, but financial up by 23 basis points

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Johannesburg, South Africa (Capital Markets in Africa) —South African equity markets end the week on a bearish mood. The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) All Share lost 0.24 percent or 125.40 points to settle at 52,723.72 points. The JSE Top 40 index also plummeted by 0.37 percent or 175.71 points to end at 47,052.58 points and the gold sector index decreased by 3.90 percent or 37.97 points at 936.10 points. Both Industrial sector and Industrial 25 indexes declined by 0.02 percent to end at…

Botswana Equity Watch | 16th July 2015: Botswana equity markets indices see strong movement to the upside, market cap up BWP 238.45 mill…

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Gaborone, Botswana (Capital Markets in Africa):- The BSE Equity Markets indices saw stronger movement to the upside in todays session as the DCI main and local LASI indices recorded further increases. Market capitalisation also saw further increases up by BWP 238.45 million, along with 5 price increases, ensuring the markets ended the week on a positive note. The FCI index however continued to plateau with minimal change as recorded over the last few days. The Botswana Domestic Composite Index (DCI) was up a further 18.00 points…

Egypt Equity Watch | 16th July 2015: Egyptian equity markets indices end week on a high, EGX30 up 140.92 bps, market cap tops EGP 486 mill…

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Cairo, Egypt (Capital Markets in Africa):- Egyptian equity markets Benchmark Index, EGX70, EGX100 and the EGX20 capped index ended the week on a high today with most of the Indices recording rises and market capitalisation topping EGP 486 Million. The benchmark index EGX30 closed on 8022.91 points up 140.92 points to end the day with an increase of 1.78 percent from its previous close of 7882.62 yesterday (with the resultant year-to-date performance of -10.12 percent and equal to 3,523 points in US$ terms). The EGX20 capped index was up 204.39 points, gaining by 2.59 percent to close at 8086.79…

Cote d’Ivoire Equity Watch | 16 July 2015: BRVM stock markets close higher … added XOF 70 billion

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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, higher than the previous day. BRVM 10 index rose from 291.63 to 295.99 points, a gain of 1.50%. BRVM Composite index gained 0.98% to 290.70 against 287.88 points previously. The equity market capitalization also added XOF 70 billion to close at XOF 7,173.11 billion relative to previous trading sessions’ market capitalization of XOF 7,103.48…

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