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Nigerian Equity Markets | 12 Nov 2015: Equities Market Pullback on Loss in NIGERIAN BREWERIES…. ASI Drops 74bps

Lagos, Nigeria, Capital Markets in Africa — The Nigerian Equities market retreated into the negative territory after the marginal gain recorded yesterday as the All Share Index (ASI) declined 74bps to close at 28,798.67pts, whilst market capitalization shed N74.3bn to close N9.9bn. Consequently, MTD and YTD losses widened to 1.3% and 16.9%. The pullback in the broader index was majorly due to the sustained sell-pressure in NIGERIAN BREWERIES (-2.3%) and depreciations in WAPCO (-4.0%) and ETI…

Kenya Equity Markets | 12 Nov 2015: Kenya Equity Markets stay green, investors reward with US$92 million

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Nairobi, Kenya Capital Markets in Africa — The bullish mood continued for another day, the equity market capitalization ended at KES 2,023 billion after adding KES 9.4 billion (c.US$92.1 million) or 0.47 percent from the market capitalization of KES 2,013 billion recorded at the previous trading session. The Nairobi All Share Index rose by 0.47 percent or 0.67 points to end at 143.79 points but the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE20) index lost 2.48 points or 0.06 percent to…

Egypt Equity Markets | 12 Nov 2015: Egyptian equity ends in green, market cap US$90 million higher …

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Cairo, Egypt, Capital Markets in Africa — The market capitalization to close at EGP 425.237 billion after losing EGP 704 million (US$90 billion) relatively to EGP 424.533 billion recorded at the previous trading session. The benchmark index EGX30 added 0.07 percent or 4.77 points to end 6,806,67 points. Equally, the equal-weighted indexes EGX50 grew by 0.46 percent or 5.28 points to end at 1,151.97 points (with a year-to-date of -35.97 percent). EGX70, which measures small and mid-cap index, rose by 0.81…

Cote D’Ivoire Stock Markets | 12 Nov 2015: Bear visits the BRVM Bourse, Market Capitalization US$18 million lower …

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Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, Capital Markets in Africa — BRVM (The Regional Stock Exchange of eight West Africa) closed its trading session this Thursday lower than the previous day. BRVM 10 index decreased from 299.13 to 298.70 points, a drop of 0.14 percent. BRVM Composite index lost 0.15 percent at 304.29 points against 304.75 points previously. The equity market capitalization dropped XOF 11 billion (about US$18 million) to close at XOF 7,509 billion relative to the previous trading…

Morocco Equity Markets | 12 Nov 2015: Equity Shareholder value depletes by US$131 million, MASI index 0.33% lower …

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Casablanca, Morocco, Capital Markets in Africa —Casablanca Stock Exchange equity trading session ended in red. The Moroccan benchmark stock index (measured as MASI Index) sagged by 0.33 percent to close at 9,237.97 points (with a year-to-date performance to -3.97 percent). The equity market capitalization closed at MAD 465.350 billion (an increase of MAD 1.28 million or US$131 million relatively to the previous market capitalization of MAD 466.252 billion). The market activity measured as total traded value…

Mauritius Equity Markets | 12 Nov 2015: Bear remains firm after Dwali celebration, SEMDEX index 0.66% down …

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PORT LOUIS, Mauritius, Capital Markets in Africa — Stock Exchange of Mauritius (SEM) was closed on Wednesday for Dwali celebration and ended today’s trading in the red zone. The Mauritius official market equity market capitalization ended at MUR 207.090 billion after dipping by MUR 1.34 million (about US$38.6 million) compared to the previous market capitalization of MUR 208.457 billion. The Mauritius All Share Index (SEMDEX index) dropped 0.66 percent or 12.27 points to end at 1,859.59 and…

Chart of the Week: Market Implied Probabilities of Changes in US Fed Rate ….

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Lagos, Nigeria, Capital Markets in Africa — The market is now significantly more confident of a Federal Reserve hike in interest rates in December, as US payroll numbers released on Friday 6th November 2015 significantly beat analyst expectations. US non-farm payroll jobs grew by 271,000 in October, compared analyst expectations of 150,00-190,000, and well above the 142,000 increase in September. Whereas the unemployment remained at 5.0 percent and average hourly earnings for non-farm employees rose…

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