African Stock Markets

Nigerian Equity Markets | 26 Nov 2015: NSE All Share Index down 0.2%…Interest in Consumer Goods Stocks Garner Momentum

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Nigerian Equity Markets | 26 Nov 2015: NSE All Share Index down 0.2%…Interest in Consumer Goods Stocks Garner Momentum

Lagos, Nigeria, Capital Markets in Africa — The All Share Index shed 0.2% to close at 29,697.12 pts after the positive close (+0.5%) recorded in the previous session. Principally, price depreciation in GUARANTY (-4.5%), ZENITH (-1.8%) and STANBIC (-2.8%) dictated the direction of the benchmark index. At the close of trading, YTD return of the ASI settled at -20.1% with the market capitalization settling at N9.5tn after having lost N16.1bn. Market activity also weakened as volume…

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Mauritius Equity Market | 26 Nov 2015: Trading Activities low, indices and market capitalization down …

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Mauritius Equity Market | 26 Nov 2015: Trading Activities low, indices and market capitalization down …

PORT LOUIS, Mauritius, Capital Markets in Africa — Bear appeared at the end of Thursday’s equity trading session. The equity market capitalization closed at MUR 202.267 billion after dropping MUR 267 million (about US$7.4 million) relatively to the previous market capitalization of MUR 202.534. The Mauritius All Share Index (SEMDEX index) dropped 0.13 percent or 2.39 points to close at 1,816.28 and SEM10 index fell by 0.08 percent or 0.22 points to close at 349.11 points….

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Nigerian Equity Markets | 25 Nov 2015: Stock Market Rebounds on MPR Cut but Sell Down Persists in Oil & Gas Sector

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Nigerian Equity Markets | 25 Nov 2015: Stock Market Rebounds on MPR Cut but Sell Down Persists in Oil & Gas Sector

Lagos, Nigeria, Capital Markets in Africa — After reaching the lowest point since February 2015 in the prior session, the Nigerian equities market rebounded today following cuts in MPR (from 13.0% to 11.0%) by the monetary authorities yesterday. The All Share Index rose 0.5% to settle at 27,743.92pts today. Investors gained a total of N52.3bn as market capitalization increased to N9.5tn. Market activity was mixed as volume and value traded closed 203.8m units (+15.6%) and N2.8tn…

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Mauritius Equity Market | 25 Nov 2015: Bullish momentum continues on the Stock Exchange of Mauritius … companies add MUR 537 million in value

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Mauritius Equity Market | 25 Nov 2015: Bullish momentum continues on the Stock Exchange of Mauritius … companies add MUR 537 million in value

PORT LOUIS, Mauritius, Capital Markets in Africa — Positive momentum continued on the Stock Exchange of Mauritius at the end of Wednesday’s equity trading session. The equity market capitalization closed at MUR 202.534 billion after adding MUR 537 million (about US$15 million) relatively to the previous market capitalization of MUR 201.997. The Mauritius All Share Index (SEMDEX index) gathered 0.27 percent or 4.81 points to end at 1,818.67 and SEM10 index surged by 0.46 percent or 1.61…

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Nigerian Equity Markets | 24 Nov 2015: NSE ASI shed 0.9%, Industrial Goods Index Records Highest Loss,

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Nigerian Equity Markets | 24 Nov 2015: NSE ASI shed 0.9%, Industrial Goods Index Records Highest Loss,

Lagos, Nigeria, Capital Markets in Africa —  The benchmark index of the Nigerian stock market shed 0.9% today to berth at 27,596.81pts. This dragged YTD loss to a distressing 20.4%, the highest loss since 13th February 2015. Market capitalization declined N84.8bn to N9.5tn. Market activity on the other hand improved; volume and value traded rose to 176.4m (+14.0%) and N3.1bn (+38.0%) respectively. All key sector indices were also down. The Industrial Goods sector recorded 1.6% loss…

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Mauritius Equity Markets | 24 Nov 2015: SBM Holding, MCB Group Pull Equity index higher …

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Mauritius Equity Markets | 24 Nov 2015: SBM Holding, MCB Group Pull Equity index higher …

PORT LOUIS, Mauritius, Capital Markets in Africa — The Stock Exchange of Mauritius equity markets bounced back to positive territory. The equity market capitalization ended at MUR 201.997 billion after dropping MUR 125 million (about US$3.3 million) relatively to the previous market capitalization of MUR 201.872.  The Mauritius All Share Index (SEMDEX index) gained 0.06 percent or 1.12 points to close at 1,813.86 and SEM10 index added 0.18 percent or 0.61 points to end at 347.73…

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Nigerian Equity Markets | 23 Nov 2015: Nigerian Equities Market in Free fall? …NSE ASI down 102bps

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Nigerian Equity Markets | 23 Nov 2015: Nigerian Equities Market in Free fall? …NSE ASI down 102bps

Lagos, Nigeria, Capital Markets in Africa — There seems to be no respite for the Nigerian Equities market at the moment as the bearish run was extended to the 6th trading day, today. The Benchmark Index -All Share Index- depreciated 1.0% to close at 27, 843.55points. The poor performance today was broadly driven by sell-offs in NIGERIAN BREWERIES (-4.2%), ZENITH (-3.0%) and GUARANTY (-2.1%) as market capitalization fell N9.9bn to N9.6tn. However, market activity level strengthened…

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