Egypt Equity Watch | 23 Aug 2015 : Egyptian bourse continues to stay in the south … market cap $2.4 billion down

Egypt Equity Watch | 23 Aug 2015 : Egyptian bourse continues to stay in the south … market cap $2.4 billion down

Cairo, Egypt (Capital Markets in Africa):- Egyptian Exchange continues to stay in the south region  The market capitalization ended at EGP 428.6 billion after sagging by EGP 18.46 billion (US$2.4 billion); relative to EGP 447.06 billion recorded at previous day trading session. The benchmark index EGX30 slid by 4.52 percent or 388.54 points to end 7,398.43 points, extending its southward movement for the fourth trading session in a row. The equal-weighted indexes EGX50 sagged by 5.89 percent or 75.42 points…

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Cote d’Ivoire Equity Market | 21 Aug 2015: BRVM Composite index 1.22% lower … transportation sector rose by 0.68%

Cote d’Ivoire Equity Market | 21 Aug 2015: BRVM Composite index 1.22% lower … transportation sector rose by 0.68%

Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (Capital Markets in Africa):- BRVM (The Regional Stock Exchange of eight West Africa) closed its trading session this Friday, lower than the previous day. BRVM 10 index decreased from 304.27 to 300.30 points, a drop of 1.30 percent. BRVM Composite index lost 1.22 percent to 296.33 against 299.99 points previously. The equity market capitalization lost XOF 91 billion (about US$140 million) to close at XOF 7,312 billion relative to previous trading sessions’ market capitalization…

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Zimbabwe Equity Market | 21 Aug 2015: Zimbabwe equities stay in red…industrial index down by 3.93% w-o-w

Zimbabwe Equity Market | 21 Aug 2015: Zimbabwe equities stay in red…industrial index down by 3.93% w-o-w

Harare, Zimbabwe (Capital Markets in Africa):- The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) industrial index ended in red plunging by 0.77 percent or 1.06 points to end at 135.82 from its previous close of 136.88 points. The week on week Industrial index dropped 5.56 points or 3.93 percent bringing the year to date loss to 26.97 points or 16.57 percent. The market capitalization ended at US$3.562 billion by dropping a further US$27 million relative to previous trading…

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South Africa Equity Market | 21 Aug 2015: Johannesburg Stock Exchange downward trend continues …

South Africa Equity Market | 21 Aug 2015: Johannesburg Stock Exchange downward trend continues …

Johannesburg, South Africa (Capital Markets in Africa) — Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) ended in bearish mood, with falls across the main sector indices except gold miners index. JSE All Share closed 1.47 percent or 733.21 points lower to end at 49,028.36 points and the JSE Top 40 index sagged by 744.83 points or 1.69 percent to end at 43,404.56 points. JSE Financial sector index plunged by 1.44 percent or 630.62 points at 43,099.47 points. Both Industrial sector index and industrial…

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Nigeria Equity Watch | 21 Aug 2015 : Nigerian Equities Market gains … All Share Index improves 0.4%

Nigeria Equity Watch | 21 Aug 2015 : Nigerian Equities Market gains … All Share Index improves 0.4%

Lagos, Nigeria (Capital Markets in Africa) — The Nigerian Equities Market gained today as the All Share Index (ASI) improved 0.4% to close the week at 29,878.33pts. Market capitalization also appreciated N79.3bn to settle at N10.2tn. Today’s performance was primarily driven by gains in NESTLE (+9.5%), ACCESS (+9.8%) and FORTE (+4.4%). Market activity measured by total volume and value traded eased as volume traded appreciated 88.0% (345.7m units) while value traded increased 6.3% to close…

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Mauritius Equity Watch | 21 Aug 2015 : Mauritius equities end in red, market cap falls by US$13 billion …

Mauritius Equity Watch | 21 Aug 2015 : Mauritius equities end in red, market cap falls by US$13 billion …

Port Louis, Mauritius (Capital Markets in Africa) — Bearish mood continued at the end of trading session today. The equity market capitalization sagged by MUR 827 million (US$12.7 million) to close at MUR 218.200 billion relative to previous market capitalization of MUR 219.027 billion. On a week-on-week basis, the market capitalization lost about MUR 291 million or US$4.5 million. The Mauritius All Share Index (SEMDEX index) plummeted by 0.38 percent or 7.42 points to close at…

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Kenya Equity Markets | 20 Aug 2015: Nairobi Securities Exchange hemorrhage continues …

Kenya Equity Markets | 20 Aug 2015: Nairobi Securities Exchange hemorrhage continues …

Nairobi, Kenya (Capital Markets in Africa) — Downward trend persisted on the Nairobi Securities Exchange and market capitalization sagged by 0.39 percent or KES 8.26 billion (almost US$80.0 million) to end at KES 2,110 billion relative to market capitalization of KES 2,118 billion recorded at previous trading session. The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE20) index sagged by 0.78 percent or 34.87 points to close at 4,429.87 points and the Nairobi All Share Index fell by 0.59 points…

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