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Nigerian Equity Markets | 15 Sep 2015 : Nigerian Equities take a Breather… ASI pullback 0.2%

Lagos, Nigeria, Capital Markets in Africa — The Nigerian equities market took a breather today after the strong rally recorded yesterday, as the benchmark index declined 0.2% to close at 30,311.77 points, whilst market capitalization also fell N20.0bn to close at N10.4tn. The pullback in the benchmark index was majorly against the backdrop of profit-taking activities in Banking stocks – GUARANTY (-2.5%), STANBIC (-3.4%) – and GUINNESS (-3.2%). Market activity was however mixed, as aggregate…

Mauritius Equity Markets | 15 Sep 2015 : Stock Exchange of Mauritius equity trading stays in red

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PORT LOUIS, Mauritius, Capital Markets in Africa — Stock Exchange of Mauritius stayed in the South Pole. The equity market capitalization closed at MUR 214.161 after losing MUR 288 million (US$8 million) relative to previous market capitalization of MUR 214.449 billion. The Mauritius All Share Index (SEMDEX index) further sagged by 0.13 percent or 2.58 points to close at 1,923.12 points and SEM10 index closed at 366.39 points after falling by 0.01 percent or 0.04 points. From the…

Nigerian Equity Markets | 14 Sep 2015: Nigerian Equities market sustained its positive performance …

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Lagos, Nigeria, Capital Markets in Africa —The Nigerian Equities market sustained its positive performance from the previous week as the Benchmark Index – All Share Index- appreciated 2.3%, crossing the 30,000pts psychological line to close at 30, 369.97pts. This performance was driven by rallies in Blue chip stocks, as GUINNESS (+10.2%), GUARANTY (+4.8%) and DANGCEM (+2.4%) spearheaded the charge. A positive performance was also recorded across sectors as all sectors indicators drifted northwards save for…

Ghana Equity Markets | 14 Sep 2015: Ghana Stock Exchange equity markets ends lower …

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Accra, Ghana Capital Markets in Africa — Ghana Stock Exchange equity trading opened the week on a negative note and the equities market capitalization lost GHS 162 million (about US$43.5 million) to close at GHS 62,770 million relative to market capitalization of GHS 62,608 recorded at previous trading session. The benchmark composite index sagged by 0.35 percent to close the day at 2,081.18 points, representing a year-to-date performance 0f -7.95 percent. The financial Index slumped by 0.56 percent to trade at…

Mauritius Equity Markets | 14 Sep 2015 : SEDMEX and SEM10 lower but DEMEX index higher

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PORT LOUIS, Mauritius, Capital Markets in Africa — Stock Exchange of Mauritius continued in the red zone. The equity market capitalization closed at MUR 214.449 after losing MUR 378 million (US$10.6 million) relative to previous market capitalization of MUR 214.828 billion. The Mauritius All Share Index (SEMDEX index) plummeted by 0.18 percent or 3.41 points to close at 1,925.70 points and SEM10 index closed at 366.43 points after falling by 0.24 percent or 0.87 points. From the market…

Nigerian Equity Markets | 11 Sep 2015: Nigerian Bourse recovers after 2 consecutive days in red ….

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Lagos, Nigeria, Capital Markets in Africa — The Nigerian Bourse showed some signs of recovery today after 2 consecutive days of losses as the Benchmark Index — All Share Index- gained 97 bps to close trading for the week at 29, 689.08points. The improvement in performance today was driven GUINNESS (+10.2%), NIGERIAN BREWERIES (+3.0%) and DANGCEM (+1.8%) as investors gained a total of N94.8bn to bring Market capitalization N10.2tn. Activity level today however weakened as…

Mauritius Equity Markets | 11 Sep 2015 : Stock Exchange of Mauritius Equity ends in red, MUR 498 Mill down …

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PORT LOUIS, Mauritius, Capital Markets in Africa — Equity trading on the floor of the Stock Exchange of Mauritius ended in negative zone. The equity market capitalization closed at MUR 214.828 after losing MUR 498 million (US$14 million) relative to previous market capitalization of MUR 215.326 billion. The Mauritius All Share Index (SEMDEX index) sagged by 0.23 percent or 4.67 points to close at 1,929.11 points and SEM10 index closed at 367.30 points after losing 0.28 percent or…

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