African Equity Markets

Cote D’Ivoire Stock Markets | 29 Oct 2015: Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilières closes red, agriculture sector loses 3.25%

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 305.30 to 303.75 points, a drop of 0.51 percent. BRVM Composite index lost 0.41 percent at 304.84 points against 306.11 points previously. The equity market capitalization grew by XOF 31.48 billion (about US$541million) to close at XOF 7,522 billion relative to the previous trading…

Nigerian Equity Markets | 28 Oct 2015: Bearish Run Continues on Nigerian Equity Markets…. ASI declines 60bps

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Lagos, Nigeria, Capital Markets in Africa — The Nigerian stock market sustained its bearish run into the 6th trading session as the benchmark equities index – All Share Index (ASI) dipped 60bps to close at 29,396.31pts, bringing WTD, MTD and YTD returns to -2.1%, -5.8% and -15.2% respectively. Similarly, market capitalization shed N60.7bn to N10.1tn. The sustained losing streak in the bourse was against the backdrop of continued selling pressure in OANDO (-9.6%) and STANBIC (-7.5%)…

Tanzania Equity Markets | 28 Oct 2015: Dar es Salaam Stock end in bearish … investors lose US$22 million …

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DAR ES SALAAM Tanzania, Capital Markets in Africa — The bearish mood stayed at the end of Wednesday’s trading session, the equity market capitalization dipped by TZS 48.39 billion (about US$22 million) to end at TZS 20,947 billion relative to a market capitalization of TZS 20,996 billion recorded at the previous trading session. The Dar Es Salaam Stock Exchange All Share index (DSEI) sagged by 5.77 points or 0.24 percent to end at 2,391.56 points….

Cote D’Ivoire Equity Markets | 28 Oct 2015: BRVM Composite index lost 0.02%, market cap down by US$5 Mill …

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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 Wednesday lower than the previous day. BRVM 10 index decreased from 305.95 to 305.30 points, a drop of 0.21 percent. BRVM Composite index lost 0.04 percent at 306.11 points against 306.23 points previously. The equity market capitalization grew by XOF 2.9 billion (about US$5.0 1million) to close at XOF 7,554 billion relative to the previous…

South Africa Equity Markets | 27 Oct 2015: South Africa Equity ends in red, resource index 2.94% lower …

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Johannesburg, South Africa Capital Markets in Africa —On Tuesday, the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) All Share (the broadest measure of the equity market performance) sagged by 0.70 percent or 380.41 points to settle at 53,770.29 points and the benchmark JSE Top 40 index ended 338.00 points or 0.70 percent lower to end at 48,231.26 points. The financial sector index lost 0.38 percent or 172.60 points at 45,506.35 points. Industrial sector index and industrial 25 index dipped by 0.64 percent to end…

Tanzania Equity Markets | 27 Oct 2015: Negative Momentum Return Again, All Share Index 0.70% Lower …

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DAR ES SALAAM Tanzania, Capital Markets in Africa — On Tuesday, the Bear appeared on the Dar Es Salaam Stock Exchange equity markets trading floor as all indices and market capitalization closed lower. The equity market capitalization dropped TZS 151 billion (about US$70 million) to end at TZS 20,996 billion relative to a market capitalization of TZS 21,147 billion recorded at the previous trading session. The Dar Es Salaam Stock Exchange All Share index (DSEI)…

Nigerian Equity Markets | 27 Oct 2015: Equities Extend Losses into 5th Trading Session… ASI Dips 86bps

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Lagos, Nigeria, Capital Markets in Africa — The Nigerian equities market extended losses into the fifth trading session as the All Share Index (ASI) declined 0.9% to close at 29,572.90 whilst market capitalization shed N88.0bn to close at N10.2tn. Today’s decline in the benchmark index followed sustained selling pressure in OANDO (-9.7%), blue-chip Banking counters — GUARANTY (-2.9%), STANBIC (-5.0%), FBN HOLDINGS (-4.9%), ZENITH (-1.7%) and UBA (-4.8%) — and Consumer Goods equities – GUINNESS (-5.0%)…

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