African Stock Markets

Africa Equity Weekly | 06 Nov 2015: Ugandan Stocks push African Stock Markets into Negative region despite gains in six markets …

Lagos, Nigeria, Capital Markets in Africa — The African equity markets ended in the red district at the end of Friday 06 November 2015, out of the eighteen African equity indices six ended in positive district and eleven in the negative region (Illiquid Swaziland All Share index remained unchanged to end at 312.38 points) compared to the previous week ending Friday 30 October 2015. The overall average return of the eighteen stock indices was -0.6 percent week-on-week…

South Africa Equity Markets | 05 Nov 2015: JSE equity trading ends in red, key sectors in negative …

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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Capital Markets in Africa — Negative sentiment ended today’s equity trading at the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE). The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) All Share index sagged by 0.98 percent or 536.00 points to end at 54,073.01 points. The JSE Top 40 index also declined by 1.07 percent or 527.44 points to end at 48,553.57 points. From the sector perspectives, JSE financial sector index dipped by 1.10 percent to end at 45,408.54 points. Both Industrial and industrial 25 sector…

Nigerian Equity Markets | 05 Nov 2015: Nigerian Equity ends in a close call… NSE ASI marginally Sheds 1bps

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Lagos, Nigeria, Capital Markets in Africa — Activities in the Nigerian equities market ended almost flat today after the benchmark index slipped by just 1bps at the end of trade to settle at 29,030.97pts. This was against the declines in market bellwethers — NIGERIAN BREWERIES (-0.7%), UNILEVER (-5.3%) and ZENITH BANK (-1.1%). Market capitalization equally declined N505.2m to settle at N10.0tn. Conversely, market activities measured by volume and value rose 57.1% and 45.4% to 285.2m units…

Kenya Equity Markets | 05 Nov 2015: Bullish returns to NSE, Market Cap US$350 million, Equity Group most traded …

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Nairobi, Kenya Capital Markets in Africa — Bullish returned to the Nairobi Securities Exchange equity trading at the end of Thursday’s trading session. The equity market capitalization closed at KES 1,961 billion after gaining KES 35.7 billion (c.US$350 million) or 1.86 percent from the market capitalization of KES 1,925 billion recorded at the previous trading session. The Nairobi All Share Index gained 1.85 percent or 2.53 points to end at 139.42 points and the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE20)…

Morocco Equity Markets | 05 Nov 2015: Equity markets continue uptrend, investors reward with US$ 323 million …

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Casablanca, Morocco, Capital Markets in Africa — The Bull continued its supremacy on the Moroccan equity trading session after the Moroccan benchmark stock index (measured as MASI Index) surged by 0.65 percent to end at 9,172.84 points (with a year-to-date performance to -4.65 percent). The equity market capitalization ended at MAD 462.554 billion (an increase of MAD 3.13 billion or US$323 million relatively to the previous market capitalization of MAD 459.420 billion). The market activity measured…

Mauritius Equity Markets | 05 Nov 2015 : Bear shows up at the SEM Equity markets,

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PORT LOUIS, Mauritius, Capital Markets in Africa — The bear appeared at the end of Thursday’s trading session at the Stock Exchange of Mauritius. The Mauritius official market equity market capitalization ended at MUR 209.877 billion after dropping MUR 278 million (about US$7.7 million) compared to the previous market capitalization of MUR 210.155 billion. In the same bearish mood, the Mauritius All Share Index (SEMDEX index) sagged by 0.13 percent or 2.49 points to close at…

Nigerian Equity Markets | 04 Nov 2015: OANDO and STANBIC Top Gainers’ Chart… NSE ASI Dips 7bps

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Lagos, Nigeria, Capital Markets in Africa — Loss in the broader index continued today, although moderated relative to previous sessions. Thus, the NSE-ASI closed 7bps lower, settling at 29,032.44ptspts. The fall in the index was against losses recorded in UNILEVER (-5.0%), NESTLE (-0.9%) and MOBIL (-9.8%). Equally, market capitalization contracted N7.0bn to N10.0tn. After investors exchanged 181.6m units of shares worth N2.1bn during trade today, aggregate volume and value rose 8.9% and 82.8% respectively. Sector indices…

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