African Stock Market October 2015 Performance: South African equity best performer for local and foreign investors in October, BRVM YTD leader …

African Stock Market October 2015 Performance: South African equity best performer for local and foreign investors in October, BRVM YTD leader …

Lagos, Nigeria Capital Markets in Africa — African stock market performance measured by country equity benchmark index returns ended in negative for the month of October, with six gainers and twelve losers on the local currency basis. Still on local basis return, the October’s average return of -0.9 percent was recorded across eighteen African stock indices and October monthly returns range from  -6.6 percent recorded by the Kenyan equity markets (measured by NSE All Share Index) to +7.4 percent registered by the South African…

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Ghana Equity Markets | 26 Oct 2015: Ghana equity starts in red, GSE All Share index marginally down, market cap drops US$2 Mill …

Ghana Equity Markets | 26 Oct 2015: Ghana equity starts in red, GSE All Share index marginally down, market cap drops US$2 Mill …

Accra, Ghana, Capital Markets in Africa — The Ghana Stock Exchange equity trading opened the week in negative territory as indices and market capitalization down. The market capitalization declined by GHS 5.8 million (about US$1.5 million) to close at GHS 62,057 million relatively to a market capitalization of GHS 62,063 recorded at the previous trading session. The benchmark composite index marginally lost 1.60 points or 0.05 percent to close the day at 1,986.31 points, representing a year-to-date performance 0f…

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Ghana Equity Markets | 22 Oct 2015: Ghana All Share index 10bps down, Financial index 0.14% lower, Investors lose US$ 3 Mill …

Ghana Equity Markets | 22 Oct 2015: Ghana All Share index 10bps down, Financial index 0.14% lower, Investors lose US$ 3 Mill …

Accra, Ghana Capital Markets in Africa  —  On Thursday, Ghanaian equity markets retreated to positive zone, as a result equities market capitalization lost GHS 10.6 million (about US$ 2.8 million) to close at GHS 62,066 million relative to market capitalization of GHS 62,076 recorded at the previous trading session. The benchmark composite index plunged by 0.10 percent or 1.93 points to close the day at 1,987.88 points, representing a year-to-date performance 0f -12.08 percent. The financial Index waned by 0.14 percent…

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Ghana Equity Markets | 21 Oct 2015: GSE Indices Marginally Up, Investors gain GHS 5 Mill …

Ghana Equity Markets | 21 Oct 2015: GSE Indices Marginally Up, Investors gain GHS 5 Mill …

Accra, Ghana, Capital Markets in Africa — The equity trading on the Ghanaian Stock Exchange (GSE) returned to positive zone, as a result the market capitalization rose by GHS 5 million to close at GHS 62,076 million relatively to a market capitalization of GHS 62,071 recorded at the previous trading session. The benchmark composite index marginally added 0.90 points or 0.05 percent to close the day at 1,989.81 points, representing a year-to-date performance 0f -11.99 percent. The financial Index remained unchanged…

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Ghana Equity Markets | 20 Oct 2015: Ghana Stock Market Cap US$3 million down, indices marginally fall …

Ghana Equity Markets | 20 Oct 2015: Ghana Stock Market Cap US$3 million down, indices marginally fall  …

Accra, Ghana, Capital Markets in Africa — On Tuesday the Ghanaian Stock Exchange (GSE) equities closed with negative momentum, as a result the market capitalization fell by GHS 9.5 million to close at GHS 62,071 million compared to a market capitalization of GHS 62,080 recorded at the previous trading session.3 The benchmark composite index dropped 1.74 points or 0.09 percent to close the day at 1,988.91 points, representing a year-to-date performance 0f -12.03 percent. The financial Index also sagged by 1.58 points…

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Ghana Equity Markets | 19 Oct 2015: Market opens with a smile, indices and market capitalization increase …

Ghana Equity Markets | 19 Oct 2015: Market opens with a smile, indices and market capitalization increase …

Accra, Ghana, Capital Markets in Africa — The Ghanaian Stock Exchange (GSE) equities opened the week in the bullish mood, and the market capitalization rose by GHS 35.71 million (about US$9.5 million) to close at GHS 62,080 million compared to a market capitalization of GHS 62,045 recorded at the previous trading session. The benchmark composite index surged by 2.78 points or 0.14 percent to close the day at 1,991.06 points, representing a year-to-date performance 0f -11.94 percent. The financial Index also…

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Ghana launches 15-yr US$1 billion Eurobond at 10.75% coupon rate

Ghana launches 15-yr US$1 billion Eurobond at 10.75% coupon rate

ACCRA, Ghana, Capital Markets in Africa — Ghana launched a US$1 billion Eurobond on Wednesday at a 10.75 percent coupon rate, becoming the first country in sub-Saharan Africa outside of South Africa to issue a 15-year bond, Finance Minister Seth Terkper said in a statement. The bond was 100 percent oversubscribed showing a “high appetite for Ghana’s credit” and a World Bank partial bond guarantee of $400 million enabled Ghana “to borrow on reasonable terms…

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