African Stock Exchanges

Mauritius Equity Watch | 29 July 2015: Mauritius equities stay in green… SEMDEX index add 0.12%

Port Louis, Mauritius (Capital Markets in Africa) — On Wednesday, trading on the Stock Exchange of Mauritius continued in green for five consecutive trading days. Therefore, the Mauritius All Share Index (SEMDEX index) climbed by 0.12 percent or 2.32 points to close at 1,971.31 points and the SEM10 index closed at 377.72 points after marginally gaining 0.23 points or 0.06 percent. The market capitalization recorded MUR 219.182 billion (relative to previous market capitalization of MUR 217.925 billion) by adding…

Cote d’Ivoire Equity Watch | 28 July 2015: BRVM Bourse ends in red, drag by Financial services sector loses …

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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 Tuesday, lower than the previous day. BRVM 10 index decreased from 315.18 to 311.42 points, a drop of 1.19 percent. BRVM Composite index lost 0.86 percent to 301.22 against 303.83 points previously. The equity market capitalization rose by XOF 64.40 billion to close at XOF 7,432.83 billion relative to previous trading sessions’ market capitalization of…

Morocco Equity Watch | 28th July 2015: Morocco equity markets rebound from losses, MASI hikes up 35.76 points, MADEX climbs 0.39 points and Market cap adds US$50 Mill…

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Casablanca, Morocco (Capital Markets in Africa):- Morocco equity markets indices went back into the green today with the MASI index ending the session up and the MADEX also up as the indices rebounded from losses made in the previous days trading. Market capitalisation increased by adding US$50 million to take it to US$60,445 million. The Moroccan benchmark stock index (measured as MASI Index) gained by 35.76 points increasing by 0.37 percent to close at 9,723.19 up from its previous close of 9,687.43 recorded yesterday (taking the year-to-date performance to 1.07 percent). Equally, the Moroccan most…

Nigeria Equity Watch | 28 July 2015 : Nigerian Equities Market Hemorrhage Persists …NSE ASI down 63bps

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Lagos, Nigeria (Capital Markets in Africa) — The Nigerian Bourse dipped 63bps at the close of market as the All Share Index (ASI) berthed at points, hence YTD loss settled at -11.7%. Today’s decline was attributed to persistent bearish sentiment on counters such as ZENITH (-2.8%), NIGERIAN BREWERIES (-1.5%) and GUARANTY (-1.5%). Similarly, Market capitalization shed N66.1bn to close at N10.5tn. Market activity on the other hand improved as volume and value rose 191.5% and…

Egypt Equity Watch | 28th July 2015: Egyptian equity markets indices bullish today pushed up by Foreign Investor buys valuing over EGP 73 mill..

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Cairo, Egypt (Capital Markets in Africa):- Egyptian equity markets Benchmark Index EGX 30, EGX70, EGX100 and the EGX20 capped index were all up today as the markets rebounded pushed up by Foreign Investor buys valuing over EGP 73 mill.. The benchmark index EGX30 was up 62.02 points to close the day on 7,949.89, an increase of 0.79 percent from its previous close of 7887.87 points (with the resultant year-to-date performance of -10.94 percent and equal to 3,491 points in US$ terms). The EGX20 capped index was up 63.54 points, rising by 0.81 percent to…

Mauritius Equity Watch | 28 July 2015: Bullish momentum continues on the Stock Exchange of Mauritius … companies add MUR 207 million in value

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Port Louis, Mauritius (Capital Markets in Africa) — The bullish momentum continued on the Stock Exchange of Mauritius. The Mauritius All Share Index (SEMDEX index) surged by 0.54 percent or 10.62 points to close at 1,968.92 points and the SEM10 index closed at 377.49 points after adding 3.10 points or 0.83 percent. The market capitalization recorded MUR 217.925 billion (relative to previous market capitalization of MUR 217.718 billion) by adding MUR 207 million. The overall total volume trade was registered…

Botswana Equity Watch | 27th July 2015: Botswana equity markets indices all flatline, market cap settles at BWP 421,795 mill…

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Gaborone, Botswana (Capital Markets in Africa):- The BSE Equity Markets indices were all flat in todays session as the DCI main and local LASI indices recorded no further increases. Market capitalisation saw a slight increase up along with 5 price increases, ensuring the markets ended the day on a flatline. The FCI index also continued to plateau with minimal changes recorded over the last few days. The Botswana Domestic Composite Index (DCI) recorded no major changes to close at BWP 10,834.80 up 0.15 points (0.00 percent) from its previous close of 10,834.65. The…

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