African stock market

Ghana Market Watch | May 19th 2015: Ghana equity market closes on the south pole

Accra, Ghana (Capital Markets in Africa):- Ghana Stock exchange close on the south pole today, with the benchmark composite index lost 3.85 points to close trading at 2316.17, representing a year- to- date return of 2.44%. On the same mood, the financial index also shed 5.5 points to 2,357.58 with a year-to-date return of 5.08%. Likewise, the market capitalization close at GHS 64,323.73 million (a lost of 0.03% from previous market cap). However, the stock market witnessed improved activity today with volumes and…

Mauritius Market Watch | May 19th 2015: Mauritius equity shed off MUR 1.6bn

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Port Louis, Mauritius (Capital Markets in Africa):- Mauritius equity market maintained its downward trend recording a total turnover of MUR 42.6 million and market capitalization recorded at MUR 218.157 billion (loss about MUR 1.6 billion from yesterday’s market cap of 219.714). The Semdex and SEM-10 index gave up 0.30% and 0.45% to reach 1,969.44 points and 373.79 points respectively. Mauritius Commercial Bank (MCB) Group reached an intra-day low of MUR 204.00 before closing at MUR 205.00…

Kenya Market Watch | May 19th 2015: Kenyan equities gain KES 5.6bn and indices up

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Nairobi, Kenya (Capital Markets in Africa):- The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE20) index went up to 4,941.71 points, by adding 9.28 points and Nairobi All Share Index (NASI) added 0.35 points to close at 167.83. At the same time, the market capitalization gained KES 5.6 billion (about 0.21 percent) to close at KES 2,347.664 billion. Looking at the market activities, KAPCHORUA TEA edged up by 8.62 percent to close at KES 126.00 to become today trading sessions’ top gainer….

Kenya Market Watch | May 18th 2015: Kenyan equities start on negative mood..

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Nairobi, Kenya (Capital Markets in Africa):- The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE20) index went down by 48.39 points to close at 4,932.32 and Nairobi All Share Index fell by 0.25 points to close at 167.48. Likewise, the market capitalization fell by 0.25 percent to close at KES 2,342.1 billion. The market breadth ended positive, with 14 gainers and 27 losers. On the one hand, the highest market gainer was Eveready surged 8.33 percent to close at KES 4.55…

Mauritius Market Watch | May 18th 2015: Mauritius equity closed in negative

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Port Louis, Mauritius (Capital Markets in Africa):-Stock Exchange of Mauritius indices closed in negative territory with the Semdex and SEM-10 losing 0.03 percent and 0.10 percent to reach 1,975.46 points and 375.47 points respectively. The market capitalization was recorded at MUR 219.714 billion. Looking at the market activity, overall market turnover amounted to MUR 90.0 million, geared towards CIEL Limited, Mauritius Commercial Bank (MCB) Group, Mauritius Development Trust Co, Limited (MDIT) and Lux Island Resorts Limited which…

Kenya Market Watch | May 15th 2015: All Share Index slightly lost 0.05 percent

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Nairobi, Kenya (Capital Markets in Africa):- The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE 20) rose by 1.00 points to close at 4,980.71 while Nairobi All Share Index went down by 0.09 points (-0.05 percent) to close at 167.73. On the one hand, the highest market gainer was Total Kenya Limited gaining 6.59 percent to close at KES 24.25, followed by Carbacid Investments rose 5.19 percent to end the day at KES 21.25. Likewise, Olympia Capital Holdings and Eveready East Africa appreciated by 5.15 percent (to…

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