African Equity Markets

PORT LOUIS, Mauritius, Capital Markets in Africa — Negative sentiment persisted on the Stock Exchange of Mauritius equity markets at the end of Thursday’s trading session. The equity market capitalization closed at MUR 203.293 billion after losing MUR 1.7 billion (about US$44 million) relatively to the previous market capitalization of MUR 205.117.  The Mauritius All Share Index (SEMDEX index) dipped by 0.37 percent or 6.72 points to end at 1,825.49 and SEM10 index plummeted by 0.44…

PORT LOUIS, Mauritius, Capital Markets in Africa — The Stock Exchange of Mauritius equity markets continued in the red zone. The equity market capitalization ended at MUR 205.117 billion after dropping MUR 1.5 billion (about US$37.7 million) relatively to the previous market capitalization of MUR 206.566.  The Mauritius All Share Index (SEMDEX index) sagged by 0.46 percent or 8.57 points to end at 1,841.87 and SEM10 index plunged by 0.48 percent or 1.69 points to end…

PORT LOUIS, Mauritius, Capital Markets in Africa — The Stock Exchange of Mauritius equity markets trading opened the week in the negative region. The equity market capitalization ended at MUR 205.117 billion after dropping MUR 494.832 million (about US$13.9 million).  The Mauritius All Share Index (SEMDEX index) fell by 0.24 percent or 4.44 points to end at 1,850.44 and SEM10 index declined by 0.41 percent or 1.46 points to end at 355.01 points. From the market…