African Equity Markets

South Africa Equity Markets | 8 Sep 2015: JSE ends higher, gold miners, resources lead the gains

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Capital Markets in Africa — Equity trading backed to positive region at the end of Tuesday’s trading session and all major sector indices ended in the green. Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) All Share closed 1.49 percent or726.44 points higher to close at 49,573.49 points and the JSE Top 40 index surged by 718.17 points or 1.66 percent to end at 44,107.18 points. On the positive momentum path, the JSE Financial sector index added 1.27…

Botswana Equity Markets | 7 Sept 2015: Botswana equity markets bearish sentiment continues, STANCHART drops -40bps….

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Gaborone, Botswana, Capital Markets in Africa — The Botswana Stock Exchange Equity Markets showed further bearish sentiment today as the continuing downward trend in the DCI, LASI and DFSI slowed, amidst price drops and STANCHART recording the highest volumes against a decrease of 40 points. The Botswana Domestic Composite Index (DCI) was down by 12.00 points to close at 10,828.55 points falling by 0.11 percent from its previous close of 10,840.61 points. Likewise, the Local Asset Sector Index (LASI) recorded a downward change after the days trading…

South Africa Equity Markets | 7 Sep 2015: Johannesburg Stock Exchange equity markets in bearish mood ….

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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Capital Markets in Africa — Equity trading on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) began the week by ending in red zone in line with global equity market declined. The JSE All Share closed 0.52 percent or 255.45 points lower to end at 48,847.05 points and the JSE Top 40 index sagged by 158.15 points or 0.36 percent to end at 43,389.01 points. Still on the bear sentiment, the JSE Financial sector index also declined…

AfricInvest exits investment in Brookhouse

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Tunis, Tunisia, Capital Markets in Africa — AfricInvest, a pan-African SME-focused private equity firm, is pleased to announce that its AfricInvest Fund II, along with other shareholders, has successfully concluded its exit from Brookhouse Schools Ltd (“Brookhouse”) to UK-based Educas LLC in August 2015. Brookhouse is a private school in East Africa, providing British national curriculum co-educational day and boarding programs to pupils aged 2-19. It is based in Karen, Kenya, a suburb of the capital…

Tanzania Equity Markets | 7 Sep 2015 : Bear reappears on DSE, DES All share index 0.43% lower

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DAR ES SALAAM Tanzania, Capital Markets in Africa — The Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange equity markets opened the week on a negative sentiment and the equity market capitalization went about TZS 93 billion (about US$44 million) to end at TZS 21,784 billion relative to market capitalization of TZS 21,877 billion recorded at previous trading session. Still in the bear mood, the Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange index (DSEI) sagged by 10.72 points or 0.43…

Egypt Equity Markets | 7 Sep 2015 : Egyptian Exchange negative sentiment continues; EGX30 down by 107.30bps…

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CAIRO, Egypt, Capital Markets in Africa — Egyptian Exchange equity trading continued on negative today, after the equity market capitalization decreased by EGP 5.793 million to end at EGP443.928 billion from EGP 449.721 billion recorded at previous day trading session. The benchmark index EGX30 tumbled by 107.30 points or 1.48 percent to end 7,166.62 points. The equal-weighted indexes EGX50 also went down by 1.91 percent or 23.58 points to settle at 1,213.56 points. EGX70 index, which measures small and mid-cap index, sagged by 0.90 percent or 3.53 points to…

Zimbabwe Equity Market | 7 Sep 2015: Zimbabwe Equity trading opens the week unchanged, market cap down by US$6 mill….

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Harare, Zimbabwe, Capital Markets in Africa – The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) industrial index opened the weeks first trading session unchanged closing at 134.84 points. The ZSE Industrial index had the Year To Date down -17.16 percent with the year on year average down -33.00 percent. The market capitalization ended at US$3.527 billion by losing US$6 million relative to market capitalization of US$3.533 billion recorded at the previous trading session. The market activity today recorded a turnover of US$126,496 424,348…

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