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Mauritius Equity Markets | 23 Sep 2015 : Mauritius equity trading activities quiet, Indices unchanged

PORT LOUIS, Mauritius, Capital Markets in Africa — The Bullish momentum returned to the Stock Exchange of Mauritius equity trading at the end of Wednesday’s trading session. As a result the equity market capitalization closed higher at MUR 213.191 by gaining MUR 2 million (US$56,022) relative to previous market capitalization of MUR 213.189 billion. However, the Mauritius All Share Index (SEMDEX index) and SEM10 index remained steady to close at previous level of 1,914.40 and 364.83 points respectively….

Ghana Equity Markets | 22 Sep 2015: Ghana Equity Markets Open lower, Benchmark Index 0.49% lower ..

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Accra, Ghana Capital Markets in Africa — On Tuesday, the first trading day of the at the Ghana Stock Exchange ended in negative zone compared to last Friday trading session. The equities market capitalization lost GHS 54 million (about US$14 million) to close at GHS 62,340.15 million relative to market capitalization of GHS 62,394.15 recorded at previous trading session. The benchmark composite index down by 0.49 percent or 9.81 points to close the day at 2,039.23 points, representing a…

Nigerian Equity Markets | 22 Sep 2015: NSE-ASI Rises 0.5% as MPC Slashes CRR to 25.0%

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Lagos, Nigeria, Capital Markets in Africa — Investors’ sentiment in equities strengthened today in contrast to what was witnessed in the last two sessions as the All Share index closed 53bps higher to settle at 30,426.0pts. This brought YTD loss to -12.2%. Uptrend was predominantly boosted by gains in DANGOTE CEMENT (+1.2%), SEPLAT (+4.9%), UBN (+3.4%) and FORTE OIL (+1.0%). In like manner, market capitalization expanded to N10.4tn as investors’ value rose by N51.6bn at…

Mauritius Equity Markets | 22 Sep 2015 : Stock Exchange of Mauritius Equity investors lose US$15 Mill …

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PORT LOUIS, Mauritius, Capital Markets in Africa — The Stock Exchange of Mauritius equity market capitalization closed at MUR 213.189 after falling by MUR 536 million (US$15 million) relative to previous market capitalization of MUR 213.725 billion. The Mauritius All Share Index (SEMDEX index) went down by 0.25 percent or 4.81 points to close at 1,914.40 points and SEM10 index closed at 364.83 points after falling by 0.35 percent or 1.27 points. From the market activity viewpoint, the…

Nigerian Equity Markets | 21 Sep 2015: Equity Benchmark Index Dips at Close of Market…ASI down 22bps

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Lagos, Nigeria, Capital Markets in Africa — The Nigerian equities market opened the week on a negative note. Intraday analysis of the index indicated that trading activities for the day commenced positive but took a sharp dip few moments before the closing gong on account of sell pressure on DANGOTE CEMENT (-0.6%). The benchmark index shed 0.2% and closed at 30,265.90pts. Furthermore, market capitalization decreased N20.7bn to N10.4tn at the close of trade. In like…

Mauritius Equity Markets | 21 Sep 2015 : Stock Exchange of Mauritius starts in positive moods, investors gain US$6.4 Mill …

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PORT LOUIS, Mauritius, Capital Markets in Africa — The Stock Exchange of Mauritius began the week on a positive momentum and the equity market capitalization closed at MUR 213.725 after gaining MUR 230 million (US$6.4 million) relative to previous market capitalization of MUR 213.495 billion. The Mauritius All Share Index (SEMDEX index) surged by 0.11 percent or 2.07 points to close at 1,919.20 points and SEM10 index closed at 366.10 points after adding 0.26 percent or 0.96 points. From…

Nigerian Equity Markets | 18 Sep 2015: Equity Market Retreats to end in bear … NSE ASI down 0.2%

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Lagos, Nigeria, Capital Markets in Africa — After adding 0.2% each in the last two consecutive sessions, the All Share Index ended the week in the red, declining 0.2% to close the week at 30,332.68pts. Equally, market capitalisation fell N26.5bn to settle at N10.4tn for the week. Today’s decline was majorly driven by losses in DANGCEM (-1.8%), OANDO (-4.7%) and STANBIC (-1.6%). On the contrary, market activities closed the week up as volume and value…

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