Ghana Equity Watch | 23 July 2015: The Bull visited the Ghanaian Stock Exchange on Thursday, market cap gains US$38 million

Ghana Equity Watch | 23 July 2015: The Bull visited the Ghanaian Stock Exchange on Thursday, market cap gains US$38 million

Accra, Ghana (Capital Markets in Africa):- The Bull visited the Ghanaian Stock Exchange (GSE) on Thursday. Therefore, the benchmark composite index climbed by 22.77 points or 1.01 percent to close the day at 2,273.91 points, representing a year- to- date performance 0f 0.57 percent. The financial Index also gained 31.49 points or 1.38 percent to trade at 2,320.37 with a year-to-date return of 3.42 percent. The market capitalization added GHS 124 million to close at GHS 63,852 million relative to market capitalization…

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South Africa Market Watch | 23 July 2015: South African equities end on upward momentum, JSE All share gains 50 basis points

South Africa Market Watch | 23 July 2015: South African equities end on upward momentum, JSE All share gains 50 basis points

Johannesburg, South Africa (Capital Markets in Africa) — Today the South African equities ended on upward momentum. The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) All Share increased by 259.46 or 0.50 percent to close at 52,237.02 points. The JSE Top 40 index rose by 0.60 percent or 278.26 points to end at 46,649.23 points. The financial sector index surged by 0.74 percent or 335.08 points at 45,580.96 points. Both Industrial sector index and industrial 25 index climbed by 0.74 percent to close at 76,048.65…

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Tanzania Equity Watch | 23 July 2015: The Bear threats the confidence on the Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange, Tanzania

Tanzania Equity Watch | 23 July 2015: The Bear threats the confidence on the Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange, Tanzania

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (Capital Markets in Africa):- On Thursday the bear remained confidence on the Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange Road. The Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange index (DSEI) tumbled by 7.24 points or 0.28 percent to close at 2,557.87 points and the Tanzanian domestic Share Index fell by 33.46 points or 0.73 percent to close at 4,519.04 points. The industrial & Allied sector index tumbled by 37.27 points or 0.61 percent to settle at…

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Nigeria Equity Watch | 23 July 2015 : Nigerian equities extend Losses … market cap down N18.2 billion, NSE ASI down 16bps

Nigeria Equity Watch | 23 July 2015 : Nigerian equities extend Losses … market cap down N18.2 billion, NSE ASI down 16bps

Lagos, Nigeria (Capital Markets in Africa) — The equities market extended yesterday’s decline, as the benchmark index (ASI) slipped 0.2% to close at 31,216.72 points. Thus, YTD return depreciated to 9.9%. Also Market capitalization waned N18.2bn to berth at N10.7tn. Market performance for the day was mainly driven by price depreciations in banking and consumer goods stocks such as ZENITH (-0.5%), STANBIC (-2.1%) and UNILEVER (-2.1%).  Market activity was however mixed as volume traded eased…

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Cote d’Ivoire Equity Watch | 23 July 2015: Stocks adds XOF 50 billion in value …benchmark index 0.70% gains

Cote d’Ivoire Equity Watch | 23 July 2015: Stocks adds XOF 50 billion in value …benchmark index 0.70% gains

Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (Capital Markets in Africa):- BRVM (The Regional Stock Exchange of eight West Africa) closed its trading session this Thursday, higher than the previous day. BRVM 10 index rose from 294.86 to 297.90 points, a gain of 1.03%. BRVM Composite index gained 0.70% to 292.58 against 290.55 points previously. The equity market capitalization also added XOF 50 billion to close at XOF 7,219.51 billion relative to previous trading sessions’ market capitalization of XOF 7,169.48…

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Mauritius Equity Watch | 23 July 2015: Positive momentum continued on the Stock Exchange of Mauritius, market cap adds MUR 38 Mil

Mauritius Equity Watch | 23 July 2015: Positive momentum continued on the Stock Exchange of Mauritius, market cap adds MUR 38 Mil

Port Louis, Mauritius (Capital Markets in Africa) — Positive momentum continued on the Stock Exchange of Mauritius today. The Mauritius All Share Index (SEMDEX index) marginally added 0.02 percent or 0.35 points to close at 1,953.54 points and the SEM10 index closed at 373.07 points by gaining 0.17 points or 0.05 percent. The market capitalization settled at MUR 217.189 billion (relative to yesterday’s market capitalization of MUR 217.151 billion) by adding MUR 38 million. The overall total…

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Ghana Equity Watch | 22 July 2015: Ghanaian equity markets continued walking toward the south pole, market give up US$82 million in market cap

Ghana Equity Watch | 22 July 2015: Ghanaian equity markets continued walking toward the south pole, market give up US$82 million in market cap

Accra, Ghana (Capital Markets in Africa):- The Ghanaian equity markets continued walking toward the south pole. The benchmark composite index sagged by 23.48 points or 1.03 percent to close the day at 2,251.14 points, representing a year- to- date performance 0f -0.44 percent. Likewise, the financial Index tumbled by 21.15 points or 0.92 percent to trade at 2,288.88 with a year-to-date return of 2.02 percent. The market capitalization also dropped by GHS 267 million to close at GHS 63,728 million relative to…

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