African stock market

Egypt Equity Watch | 27th July 2015: Egyptian equity markets indices all down today under pressure from poor performing Bank and Oil stocks

Cairo, Egypt (Capital Markets in Africa):- Egyptian equity markets Benchmark Index EGX 30, EGX70, EGX100 and the EGX20 capped index were all down today as the markets reacted to pressure from poor performing Bank and Oil stock leaving market capitalisation down at just over EGP 485,430 Million. The benchmark index EGX30 was down 116.96 points to close the day on 7887.87, a decrease of -1.46 percent from its previous close of 8004.83 points (with the resultant year-to-date performance of -11.64 percent and equal to 3,463 points in US$ terms). The EGX20…

Kenya Equity Watch | 27 July 2015: the bear triumphs at Nairobi Securities Exchange, Kenya … market cap drop by US$21 million

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Nairobi, Kenya (Capital Markets in Africa) —On Monday, at the Nairobi Securities Exchange trading floor the bear triumphed. The market capitalization fell by KES 2.13 billion (about US$21 million) to end at KES 2,142.84 billion relative to market capitalization of KES 2,144.97 billion recorded at previous trading session. As the time, the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE20) index sagged by 39.15 points or 0.86 percent to close at 4,539.47 points and the Nairobi All Share Index tumbled…

Mauritius Equity Watch | 27 July 2015: Mauritius equities carried forward the bull mood … SEMDEX 0.23% up

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Port Louis, Mauritius (Capital Markets in Africa) — Stock Exchange of Mauritius carried forward the bull mood previous week to begin this week on a positive notes. The Mauritius All Share Index (SEMDEX index) gained 0.23 percent or 4.51 points to close at 1,958.29 points and the SEM10 index closed at 374.39 points after surging by 0.90 points or 0.24 percent. The market capitalization recorded MUR 217.718 billion (relative to yesterday’s market capitalization of MUR 217.216 billion) after gaining…

Kenya Equity Watch | 24 July 2015: Kenya equity markets ended in red despite President Obama’s visit to Kenya

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Nairobi, Kenya (Capital Markets in Africa) — On Friday, Kenya equity markets ended in red in spite of President Obama’s visit to Kenya and Nairobi Securities Exchanges closed early today. The market capitalization fell by KES 15 billion to end at KES 2,144.97 billion relative to market capitalization of KES 2,160.06 billion recorded at previous trading session. As the time, the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE20) index sagged by 39.04 points or 0.86 percent to close at 4,500.43…

Mauritius Equity Watch | 24 July 2015: Market cap adds MUR 27 Mil … SEMDEX marginally add 0.01%

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Port Louis, Mauritius (Capital Markets in Africa) — Positive momentum continued on the Stock Exchange of Mauritius today. The Mauritius All Share Index (SEMDEX index) marginally added 0.01 percent or 0.24 points to close at 1,953.78 points and the SEM10 index closed at 373.49 points by gaining 0.42 points or 0.11 percent. The market capitalization settled at MUR 217.216 billion (relative to yesterday’s market capitalization of MUR 217.189 billion) by gaining MUR 27 million. The overall total volume trade…

Cote d’Ivoire Equity Watch | 24 July 2015: BRVM’s stock investors gains XOF 137 billion … BRVM Composite index adds 1.90 percent

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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 Friday, higher than the previous day. BRVM 10 index rose from 297.90 to 305.54 points, a gain of 2.56 percent. BRVM Composite index gained 1.90 percent to 298.14 against 292.58 points previously. The equity market capitalization rose by XOF 137.33 billion to close at XOF 7,356.88 billion relative to previous trading sessions’ market capitalization of…

Kenya Equity Watch | 23 July 2015: Nairobi Stock Exchange witness the Bear today … market cap KES 21 MIl falls

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Nairobi, Kenya (Capital Markets in Africa) — The bear invaded the Nairobi Stock Exchange today’s as a result the market capitalization lost KES 21 million to end at KES 2,160.06 billion relative to market capitalization of KES 2,180.95 billion recorded at previous trading session. As the time, the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE20) index sagged by 39.15 points or 0.86 percent to close at 4,539.47 points and the Nairobi All Share Index tumbled by 1.45 points or…

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