African Stock Markets

Mauritius Equity Markets | 23 Nov 2015: Mauritius Equity Trading Ends in Red, SEMDEX 0.20% down …

PORT LOUIS, Mauritius, Capital Markets in Africa — The Stock Exchange of Mauritius equity markets opened the week in the negative zone. The equity market capitalization ended at MUR 201.872 billion. The Mauritius All Share Index (SEMDEX index) dipped by 0.20 percent or 3.60 points to end at 1,812.74 and SEM10 index dropped 0.04 percent or 0.13 points to end at 347.11 points. From the market activity viewpoint, the overall total volume trade ended at 5,768…

Nigerian Equity Markets | 19 Nov 2015: Equity Sell down Moderates as Breadth Rebounds …NSE sheds 6bps

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Lagos, Nigeria, Capital Markets in Africa — The Nigeria All Share Index continued the southbound course today to extend losses to the 4th trading session. The index dipped 6bps to 28,203.20pts while YTD loss remained 18.6%. Bellwethers that furthered the decline in the benchmark index were NIGERIAN BREWERIES (-0.5%), OANDO (-5.0%) and GUARANTY (-0.4%). Investors lost N5.6bn as market capitalization closed at N9.7tn. Market activity showed mixed signals today; volume traded increased 21.8% to 175.0m units…

Mauritius Equity Markets | 19 Nov 2015: Mauritius equities continue to shed blood…market cap loses US$44 million …

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PORT LOUIS, Mauritius, Capital Markets in Africa — Negative sentiment persisted on the Stock Exchange of Mauritius equity markets at the end of Thursday’s trading session. The equity market capitalization closed at MUR 203.293 billion after losing MUR 1.7 billion (about US$44 million) relatively to the previous market capitalization of MUR 205.117. The Mauritius All Share Index (SEMDEX index) dipped by 0.37 percent or 6.72 points to end at 1,825.49 and SEM10 index plummeted by 0.44…

Nigerian Equity Markets | 18 Nov 2015: How Much Lower and When to Stop? …NSE ASI down 47bps

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Lagos, Nigeria, Capital Markets in Africa — The bears’ hold on the Nigerian bourse was tightened today as the All Share Index trended further southwards, losing 0.5% to settle at 28, 219.44 points, an 11-week low. The poor performance of the market today was broadly driven by the persistent sell-offs in NIGERIAN BREWERIES (-1.5%) as well as losses in FORTE OIL (-5.0%) and STANBIC (-4.9%). Capitalization in the market also depreciated N45.3bn to berth at N9.7tn….

Nigerian Equity Markets | 17 Nov 2015: Equity Market Continues Slippery Slide Downhill…NSE ASI down 64bps

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Lagos, Nigeria, Capital Markets in Africa — The bearish sentiment in the Nigerian Bourse continued as sustained sell-offs drove the All Share Index down 0.6% to berth at 28,351.28 points. The negative performance today was broadly driven by losses in FBNH (-7.5%), GUINNESS (-5.0%) and NIGERIAN BREWERIES (-2.4%) even as market capitalization fell N62.4bn to N9.7tn. Activity level in the market was mixed today as volume traded dipped 35.7% to130.0m units while value traded appreciated 129.2%…

Mauritius Equity Markets | 17 Nov 2015: Negative mood continues on the bourse, investors lose US$38 million …

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PORT LOUIS, Mauritius, Capital Markets in Africa — The Stock Exchange of Mauritius equity markets continued in the red zone. The equity market capitalization ended at MUR 205.117 billion after dropping MUR 1.5 billion (about US$37.7 million) relatively to the previous market capitalization of MUR 206.566. The Mauritius All Share Index (SEMDEX index) sagged by 0.46 percent or 8.57 points to end at 1,841.87 and SEM10 index plunged by 0.48 percent or 1.69 points to end…

Nigerian Equity Markets | 16 Nov 2015: Bears Claw Market Back as Sentiment Wanes … NSE ASI Down 107bps

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Lagos, Nigeria, Capital Markets in Africa — The Nigerian equities market dipped into the red at the close of trade today, to erase the marginal gain recorded last Friday. The Benchmark Index –All Share Index- fell 1.1% to close at 28, 532.81points. The bears’ hold on the market further tightened as seen from the losses in bellwether Banking and Consumer Goods counters – ZENITH (-4.8%), GUARANTY (-3.7%) and NIGERIAN BREWERIES (-2.1%) which drove the negative performance….

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