African equity market

Botswana Market Watch | June 22nd 2015: Botswana domestic composite index marginally falls 5bps

Gaborone, Botswana (Capital Markets in Africa):- The Botswana domestic composite index lost 0.05 percent or 5.00 point to close at BWP 10,602.94. However, the foreign composite index remained unchanged to close at 1,570.91 points. Likewise, the equity market capitalization was recorded at BWP 420.428 billion. From the market activity viewpoint, the daily volume and turnover settle at 751,080 and BWP 2.066 million. Barclays Bank Botswana recorded a volume of 18,516 and turnover of BWP 44,167, CHOPPIES ended with 1,409 traded securities with…

Egypt Market Watch | June 22nd 2015: Egyptian stock exchange ends in mix feelings, indices fall but market cap EGP 1.6 billion gains.

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Cairo, Egypt (Capital Markets in Africa):- Egyptian equity indices continued in red, however the market capitalisation added around EGP 1.6 billion to close at EGP 490.115 billion (against EGP 488.511 billion recorded previous trading session). The benchmark index EGX30 sagged by 0.54 percent or 45.78 points to end the day at 8,489.41 points (-4.90 percent year-to-date performance). Likewise, the small and mid-cap index EGX70 fell by 1.34 percent or 6.13 points to settle at 450.25 points (-20.37 percent year-to-date…

Zimbabwe Market Watch | June 22nd 2015: Zimbabwe equities open lower as bearish mood prevails, market cap US$27 million down and index falls 68bps.

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Harare, Zimbabwe (Capital Markets in Africa):- The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) industrial index and market capitalization opened the week in the red. The industrial index fell by 0.68 percent or 1.05 points to end at 151.85 points. Equally, the market capitalization narrowly slumped by US$27 million to end at US$3.951 billion (against US$3.978 market cap recorded at previous trading session). The market activity today recorded a turnover of US$191,706 exchanged in 11 traded securities via 26…

Egypt Market Watch | June 21st 2015: Egyptian stock exchange lose EGP 1.6 billion on sell-offs

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Cairo, Egypt (Capital Markets in Africa):- Egyptian equity markets end today trading sessions in the red region, as a result the market capitalisation lost around EGP 1.6 billion to close at EGP 488.511 billion (against EGP 490.129 billion recorded previous trading session), as a result of Egyptian investors and Arab investors sell pressure. The benchmark index EGX30 plunged by 0.48 percent or 41.52 points to end the day at 8,535.19 points (-4.38 percent year-to-date performance). Similarly, the small…

Nigeria Market Watch | June 19th 2015: Nigerian Equities market extended losses to the fourth consecutive session, declining 0.6%

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Lagos, Nigeria (Capital Markets in Africa) — The Nigerian Equities market extended losses to the fourth consecutive session, declining 0.6% to close at 33,257.90pts. Similarly, market capitalization shed N68.5bn to settle at N11.4tn. Poor performance in the market was consequent on value depreciation in Banking and Consumer Goods bellwethers — FBNH (-4.8%) and NIGERIAN BREWERIES (-1.3%). On the contrary, market activity measured by volume and value traded rose 91.6% to 390.5m units and 13.6% to N4.9bn respectively. All sector…

Cote d’Ivoire Market Watch | June 19th 2015: BRVM Equity markets end in negative region, down by XOF 35 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 Friday, lower than the previous day. BRVM 10 index decreased from 271.79 to 270.71 points, a drop of 0.40%. BRVM Composite index lost 0.52% to 272.62 against 274.05 points previously. In the same way, the equity market capitalization down by XOF 35.25 billion to close at XOF 6,727.07 billion compared with previous trading sessions’ market…

South Africa Market Watch | June 19th 2015: South African stocks inch lower, Sasol under pressure

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Johannesburg, South Africa (Capital Markets in Africa) – South African stocks ended a touch lower on Friday with Sasol among the biggest decliners as the price of crude oil slipped towards $63 a barrel. Sasol, which makes fuel from coal and gas but sells it at the same price as companies that import and refine crude oil, dropped 1.48 percent to 427.19 rand. Overall, traders refrained from making any large bets, juggling the ramifications of…

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