African Equity Markets

South Africa Market Watch | 23 July 2015: South African equities end on upward momentum, JSE All share gains 50 basis points

Johannesburg, South Africa (Capital Markets in Africa) — Today the South African equities ended on upward momentum. The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) All Share increased by 259.46 or 0.50 percent to close at 52,237.02 points. The JSE Top 40 index rose by 0.60 percent or 278.26 points to end at 46,649.23 points. The financial sector index surged by 0.74 percent or 335.08 points at 45,580.96 points. Both Industrial sector index and industrial 25 index climbed by 0.74 percent to close at 76,048.65…

Tanzania Equity Watch | 23 July 2015: The Bear threats the confidence on the Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange, Tanzania

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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (Capital Markets in Africa):- On Thursday the bear remained confidence on the Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange Road. The Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange index (DSEI) tumbled by 7.24 points or 0.28 percent to close at 2,557.87 points and the Tanzanian domestic Share Index fell by 33.46 points or 0.73 percent to close at 4,519.04 points. The industrial & Allied sector index tumbled by 37.27 points or 0.61 percent to settle at…

South Africa Market Watch | 22 July 2015: Bear appears across all sectors on the JSE today

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Johannesburg, South Africa (Capital Markets in Africa) — On Wednesday, the South African JSE All Share closed 1.75 percent or 923.86 points lower with losses across the board led by tumbling resource shares. The JSE Top 40 index fell by 1.87 percent or 885.35 points to end at 46,370.97 points. The financial sector index plunged by 1.35 percent or 620.07 points at 45,245.68 points. Both Industrial sector index and industrial 25 index plummeted by 1.48 percent…

Tanzania Equity Watch | 22 July 2015: The bearish mood continued on the Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange … market cap US$180 down

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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (Capital Markets in Africa):- The bearish mood continued on the Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange, Tanzania. The Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange (DSEI) further plunged by 42.58 points or 1.63 percent to close at 2,565.11 points and the Tanzanian domestic Share Index plummeted by 67.83 points or 1.47 percent to close at 4,552.50 points. The industrial & Allied sector index tumbled by 125.56 points or 2.03 percent to settle at 6,065.80 and…

Zimbabwe Market Watch | 21st July 2015: Zimbabwe equities climb into green…. ZSE industrial index up 0.77 points

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Harare, Zimbabwe (Capital Markets in Africa):-The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) Industrial Index closed trading in the green zone today. The industrial index climbed up by 0.16% or 0.22 points to end at 143.70 up from 143.47 points recorded at yesterday’s close (-11.72% year-to-date and -22.71% year-on-year basis). The mining index was also up 0.77 points (+1.94%) to close at 40.87 points (taking year-to-date to -44.09% and year-on-year return to -30.67% respectively). The market capitalization ended at US$ 3.773 billion up 80 million from US$ 3.765 billion while the market activity was higher today…

South Africa Market Watch | 21 July 2015: South Africa All share index dips 16bps despite gold miners sector gains

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Johannesburg, South Africa (Capital Markets in Africa) — The JSE All Share ended 0.16 percent lower on Tuesday as gains in gold miners was not enough to offset losses in other sectors. The JSE Top 40 index also 0.28 percent lower or 132.35 points to end at 47,256.32 points. The financial sector index went down by 0.28 percent or 130.90 points at 45,865.95 points. Both Industrial sector index and industrial 25 index plunging by 0.13 percent…

Egypt Equity Watch | 21st July 2015: Egyptian equity markets indices start week on a high, EGX30 up 26.78 bps, market cap adds EGP 171 mill…

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Cairo, Egypt (Capital Markets in Africa):- Egyptian equity markets Benchmark Index, EGX70, EGX100 and the EGX20 capped index started the week on a high today with most of the Indices recording rises and market capitalisation topping EGP 486,708 Million. The benchmark index EGX30 closed on 8049.69 up 26.78 points to end the day with an increase of 0.33 percent from its previous close of 8022.91 points (with the resultant year-to-date performance of -9.82 percent and equal to 3,534 points in US$ terms). The EGX20 capped index was up 1.44 points, gaining by 0.02 percent to close at 8088.23 up from 8086.79 recorded…

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