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Zimbabwe Market Watch | 8th July 2015: Zimbabwe industrial index puts up a fight, ends up 0.74 points, mining down -6.43%, but market cap tops US3,814 Mill..

Harare, Zimbabwe (Capital Markets in Africa):– The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) industrial index climbed out of the red zone as the week entered it’s second day of trading with market capitalization also in the red. Market activity, foreign buys and foreign sales all dropped down into the red at the end of the day’s session with only the Mining Index finding some recovery. The Industrial index was up 0.74 points increasing by 0.51 percent to end at 145.77 points, bringing the year-to-date to 10.45…

Nigeria Equity Watch | 8 July 2015 : Nigerian bourse sustaining Losses, ASI down 108bps

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Lagos, Nigeria (Capital Markets in Africa) —The NSE All Share Index (ASI) shed an additional 1.1% to close at 32,031.73pts. Today’s decline in index was against the losses recorded in OANDO (-4.9%) and UBA (-4.2%). Similarly, market capitalisation dipped N119.0bn to settle at N10.9tn for the day. Market activities equally decreased as volume declined 10.7% to 194.0m units while value also dropped 2.4% to close at N2.9bn. Consumer Goods and Banking Sectors Shed Points for…

Tanzania Equity Watch | 8 July 2015: Tanzania equity market remains bullish … DSEI gains 0.33%, market cap TZS 76 BN up

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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (Capital Markets in Africa):- Tanzanian stock market was closed on Tuesday for Saba Saba celebration’s day and closed higher at end of today’s trading session. The market capitalization further added TZS 75.91 billion to end at TZS 23,297 billion relative to TZS 23,221 recorded at Monday’s trading session. The Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange (DSEI) climbed by 8.73 points or 0.33 percent to close at 2,661.54 points. However, the Tanzanian domestic Share Index…

Kenya Equity Watch | 8 July 2015: Kenya stocks close lower, market cap KES 19.3 BN …NASI 85bps down

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Nairobi, Kenya (Capital Markets in Africa):- Kenya equity markets ended in red. The market capitalization closed at KES 2,243.49 billion, by falling KES 19.27 billion or 0.85 percent relative to market capitalization of KES 2,262.73 billion recorded at previous trading session. The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE20) index plunged by 52.41 points or 1.09 percent to close at 4,762.87 points and Nairobi All Share Index declined by 1.37 points or 0.85 percent to settle at 160.24. In the same…

Morocco Equity Watch | 8th July 2015: Morocco equity markets buoyant as MASI gains 33.75 points and MADEX up 0.40% to recover previous days losses..

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Casablanca, Morocco (Capital Markets in Africa):- Morocco equity markets were buoyant today with the MASI index ending the session up and the MADEX also up following on from its losing streak the previous days trading. The Moroccan benchmark stock index (measured as MASI Index) gained 33.75 points increasing by 0.33 percent to close at 9606.43 up from its previous close of 9,572.68 recorded yesterday (with a year-to-date performance to 0.14 percent). Conversely, the Moroccan most active share index (MADEX) was up 33.55 points…

RisCura’s Bright Africa report: Africa its own biggest investor

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Johannesburg, South Africa, Capital Markets in Africa — African pension fund capital has reached $340bn and is growing rapidly. In addition, increasing adoption of insurance around the continent is causing insurance company investment portfolios to grow, and they are now estimated to be around $270bn. These figures come from the Bright Africa 2015 report, released today by RisCura, which looks at the drivers, enablers and managers of investment on the continent. Rory Ord, principal at RisCura…

Botswana Equity Watch | 7th July 2015: Botswana equity markets gain traction DCI up 13 points, market cap increases by BWP 63 Mill…

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Gaborone, Botswana (Capital Markets in Africa):- Shares of Domestic companies on the main board gained some traction today as the DCI main and local LASI indices recorded an increase minimal although the FCI continued with no change. The market capitalisation saw increases, along with price movements, helping to add to the positive sentiment. The Botswana Domestic Composite Index (DCI) was up 13 points to close at BWP 10,705.96 up from its previous close of 10,692.96 gaining 0.12…

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