African stock market

Cote d’Ivoire Equity Watch | 12 Aug 2015: BRVM bourse ends in red, indices fall and investors lose US$85 Mil

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 310.39 to 307.75 points, a drop of 0.85 percent. BRVM Composite index lost 0.67 percent to 300.87 against 302.90 points previously. The equity market capitalization plunged by XOF 50 billion (about US$85 million) to close at XOF 7,424 billion relative to previous trading sessions’…

Mauritius Equity Watch | 12 Aug 2015 : Bear continued to torment the equity traders on Stock Exchange of Mauritius …

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Port Louis, Mauritius (Capital Markets in Africa) — Bear continued to torment the equity traders on Stock Exchange of Mauritius trading floor. The market capitalization lost MUR 312 billion (US$5 million) to close at MUR 218.096 billion relative to previous market capitalization of MUR 218.408 billion. The Mauritius All Share Index (SEMDEX index) sagged by 0.14 percent or 2.81 points to close at 1,961.46 points and the SEM10 index closed at 374.85 points after losing 2.81 points…

Cote d’Ivoire Equity Watch | 11 Aug 2015: BRVM composite index gains 0.14%, equity market cap XOF 10 billion up

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Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (Capital Markets in Africa):- BRVM (The Regional Stock Exchange of eight West Africa) main indices closed the trading session this Tuesday, slightly lower than the previous day for BRVM 10, and higher for BRVM Composite. BRVM 10 index decreased from 310.58 to 310.39 points, a drop of 0.06 percent. BRVM Composite index gained 0.14 percent to 302.90 against 302.49 points previously. The equity market capitalization surged by XOF 10 billion to close at…

Ghana Equity Watch | 11 Aug 2015: Ghana equity composite index 0.1% down but financial index 1.54% up … investors lose US$274 million …

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Accra, Ghana (Capital Markets in Africa):- The Ghanaian Stock Exchange (GSE) ended in mixed feelings at the end of Tuesday’s trading session. The market capitalization fell by GHS 934 million to close at GHS 63,142 million relative to market capitalization of GHS 64,076 million recorded at previous trading session. The benchmark composite index lost 2.12 points or 0.10 percent to close the day at 2,168.20 points, representing a year- to- date performance 0f -4.11 percent. The financial Index rose by 33.80 points…

Kenya Equity Watch | 11 Aug 2015: Positive momentum ride on, market cap US$163 million up

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Nairobi, Kenya (Capital Markets in Africa) — Positive momentum ride on at the Kenya equities market and the market capitalization added 0.77 percent or KES 16.50 billion (almost US$163 million) to end at KES 2,168 billion relative to market capitalization of KES 2,153 billion recorded at previous trading session. The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE20) index climbed by 36.05 points or 0.80 percent to close at 4,519.63 points and the Nairobi All Share Index advanced by…

Mauritius Equity Watch | 11 Aug 2015 : Negative trends continued on the Stock Exchange of Mauritius, market cap US$20 million down

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Port Louis, Mauritius (Capital Markets in Africa) — Negative trends continued on the Stock Exchange of Mauritius and the market capitalization lost MUR 1.24 billion (US$20 million) to close at MUR 218.408 billion relative to previous market capitalization of MUR 219.648 billion. The Mauritius All Share Index (SEMDEX index) plunged by 0.11 percent or 2.16 points to close at 1,964.27 points and the SEM10 index closed at 375.77 points after losing 1.79 points or 0.48 percent. Today’s…

Kenya Equity Watch | 10 Aug 2015: Nairobi Securities Exchange opened the week in the green zone and all indices ended in the North Pole

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Nairobi, Kenya (Capital Markets in Africa) — The Nairobi Securities Exchange opened the week in the green zone and all indices ended in the North Pole. The market capitalization surged by 2.19 percent or KES 46.2 billion (almost US$457 million) to end at KES 2,153 billion relative to market capitalization of KES 2,107 billion recorded at previous trading session. The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE20) index jumped by 68.49 points or 1.55 percent to close at…

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