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Kenya Equity Markets | 03 Nov 2015: Bearish Mood Persists …. NSE All-Share index 25bps

Nairobi, Kenya Capital Markets in Africa — The Nairobi Securities Exchange equity trading continued in the negative region. The equity market capitalization closed at KES 1,930 billion by dropping KES 3.88 billion (c.US$38 million) or 0.20 percent from the market capitalization of KES 1,926 billion recorded at the previous trading session. The Nairobi All Share Index sagged by 0.25 percent or 0.34 points to end at 137.27 points and the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE20) index sagged by 26.84…

Cote D’Ivoire Stock Markets | 03 Nov 2015: Negative sentiment return to BRVM Bourse equity markets … indices and market cap down

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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 Tuesday lower than the previous day. BRVM 10 index decreased from 302.36 to 300.21 points, a drop of 0.71 percent. BRVM Composite index lost 0.24 percent at 303.65 points against 304.37 points previously. The equity market capitalization dropped XOF 18 billion (about US$30 million) to close at XOF 7,493 billion relative to the previous trading…

Nigeria: Four Disquieting Subjects in the Market… Calls for Concerns?

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Lagos, Nigeria, Capital Markets in Nigeria — The Nigerian capital market and business community have been hit with a string of “bad news” in last few days, as unimpressive earnings releases – including the monumental loss reported by OANDO Plc – filtered into the market. The sequence of negative press was further amplified by regulatory sanctions on select listed and unlisted companies for alleged regulatory breaches. The actions and reactions that have trailed these events…

Egypt Market Watch | 03 Nov 2015: Egyptian exchange equity indices end in red, market cap depletes by US$55 million

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Cairo, Egypt, Capital Markets in Africa — On Tuesday, the Egyptian Exchange equity trading session ended in the red zone. The market capitalization closed at EGP 448.577 billion after dropping EGP 433.6 billion (US$54.8 million) relatively to EGP 449.011 billion recorded at previous trading session. The benchmark index EGX30 sagged by 0.02 percent or 1.73 points to end 7,432.96 points. The equal-weighted indexes EGX50 edged own by 0.05 percent or 1.20 points to settle at 1,250.21 points (with a…

Morocco Equity Markets | 03 Nov 2015: Casablanca equities sustain positive momentum, market cap up by US$68 million …

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Casablanca, Morocco, Capital Markets in Africa —The Casablanca Stock Exchange equity trading continued on the upward trends at end of today’s trading session. The Moroccan benchmark stock index (measured as MASI Index) surged by 0.22 percent to end at 9,104.41 points (with a year-to-date performance to -5.36 percent) with total market capitalization at MAD 458.300 billion (an increase of MAD 653 million or US$67.5 million relatively to the previous market capitalization of MAD 457.647 billion). The…

Mauritius Equity Markets | 03 Nov 2015 : Positive Equity Trading Persists …. SEMDEX Index up 15bps, SEM10 Index 39bps higher

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PORT LOUIS, Mauritius, Capital Markets in Africa — The Stock Exchange of Mauritius was closed yesterday for celebration of the Anniversary of the Arrival of Indentured Labourer. The equity trading started the week and the November in bullish sentiment at the end of Tuesday’s trading session. The equity market capitalization ended at MUR 209.847 billion after adding MUR 327 million (about US$9 million) compared to the previous market capitalization of MUR 209.520 billion. In the same…

African Sovereign Eurobond October 2015 Review: Yield narrowing, Ghana and Namibia issue US$1b and US$750m resp. in Oct …

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Lagos, Nigeria, Capital Markets in Africa — The economic pressure on limited resources continued to have significant impact on African countries, as a result of downtrend in the commodity prices. So, most African countries are cash squeeze, forcing governments to reduce spending as debt rises and instigating central banks to implement aggressive monetary policy tightening to control inflation. The inability of government to meet its obligation has resulted to Students’ unrest in South Africa against increase in tuition fee…

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