The Editorial Team |

South Africa Market Watch | 13 July 2015: Gains across South African equities market … JSE All Share index up by 1.30%, but gold miners down by 0.60%

Johannesburg, South Africa (Capital Markets in Africa) —On the South African equity markets, most of the major sectors on the JSE gained today in line with global markets, with the exception of gold miners, helping to boost the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) All Share 1.30% higher to end at 52474.82 points. The JSE Top 40 index also grew by 1.50 percent or 691.68 points to settle at 46907.90 points and financial sector index added 1.63 percent…

Zimbabwe Market Watch | 13 July 2015: Zimbabwe equities begins in red …. ZSE industrial index down by 18 basis points

Posted on by The Editorial Team

Harare, Zimbabwe (Capital Markets in Africa):-The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) industrial index and market capitalization started the week on red. The industrial index somersaulted by 0.18 percent or 0.26 points to end at 144.60 points, resulting to -11.01 percent year-to-date and -22.44 on year-on-year basis. However, the mining index remained unchanged to settle at 39.72 points (-44.61 percent and 28.00 percent year-to-date and year-on-year return respectively). The market capitalization end at US$ 3.788 billion, by giving…

Nigeria Equity Watch | 13 July 2015 : Nigerian equities continue on red path … NSE all Share index 32 basis points down

Posted on by The Editorial Team

Lagos, Nigeria (Capital Markets in Africa) — Overall market performance indicators, the NSE All Share Index and market capitalisation, declined by 0.32% each to 31,628.20 points and N10.80 trillion respectively. This was amid a 38% increase in the total value traded N5.4 billion, with commercial banking giant, Zenith Bank accounting for over 50%. Dangote Cement and Nestle Nigeria accounted for about 25% and 8% of the total value traded respectively. Commercial banking concern, Unity Bank…

Nigerian Naira and Kenyan Shilling overvalued say Renaissance Capital

Posted on by The Editorial Team

Johanneburg, South Africa (Capital Markets in Africa) — Renaissance Capital finds the Kenyan shilling to be especially vulnerable but believes the Nigerian naira should weaken more than the shilling. Sub-Sahara African (SSA) currencies have in recent months come under significant pressure. Of eight SSA currencies we analysed, we found the Kenyan shilling to be especially vulnerable (as it is an overvalued currency that depreciated by less than the EUR/$). However, Nigeria’s limited policy space, implies the naira should…

Mauritius Equity Watch | 10 July 2015: Mauritius stock markets end the week in red, give up MUR 461 Mill down

Posted on by The Editorial Team

Port Louis, Mauritius (Capital Markets in Africa):- Mauritius equity markets ended the week on a bearish note after shedding MUR 461 million this week. The Mauritius All Share Index (SEMDEX index) fell by 0.21 percent or 4.15 points to close at 1,960.27 points and the SEM10 index traded at 372.37 levels, after slumped by 0.09 percent or 0.35 points. The market capitalization was recorded at MUR 217.938 billion, after falling by MUR 461 million (relative to MUR…

AfDB approves €16.7 million to improve electricity access in Guinea Bissau’s capital

Posted on by The Editorial Team

Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (Capital Markets in Africa) — The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group announced on Wednesday, June 8 the approval of €16.7 million (a €9-million loan and a €7.7-million grant) in financing toward a program which aims to strengthen the electricity distribution network in Guinea Bissau’s capital by rehabilitating the facilities of 31,000 existing subscribers; connecting 10,500 new subscribers; and improving the commercial management and governance of the public utility, the National Electricity and…

South Africa Market Watch | 9 July 2015: South African financials, industrials lead gains on JSE, All Share index up by 242 basis points

Posted on by The Editorial Team

Johannesburg, South Africa (Capital Markets in Africa) —South African equity markets sustained yesterday’s gains today. The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) All Share added 2.42 percent (or 1,216.60 points) to land at 51,452.36 points. The JSE Top 40 index also grew by 2.67 percent or 1,193.61 points to settle at 45,872.43 points and the Financial sector index advanced by 2.68 percent or 1,156.90 points at 44,323.08 points. Both Industrial sector index and Industrial 25 index surged by 2.57…

« 1 … 1,027 1,028 1,029 1,030 1,031 … 1,069 »