African Stock Market Sept & Q3 2015 Report: Nigeria Local Champ, Uganda Foreign Favourite, BRVM Q3 Winner

African Stock Market Sept & Q3 2015 Report: Nigeria Local Champ, Uganda Foreign Favourite, BRVM Q3 Winner

Lagos, Nigeria Capital Markets in Africa — African stock markets performance measured by country equity benchmark index returns ended in negative for the month of September, with eight gainers and ten laggards on the local currency basis. Still on local basis return, the September average return of -0.6 percent was recorded across eighteen African equity indices and September monthly returns ranges from  -7.4 percent recorded by the Namibian equity markets  (measured by Namibia Overall Index) to +8.1 percent registered…

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Ghana Equity Markets | 29 Sep 2015: Bear Persists, Market Cap US$57 Million down …

Ghana Equity Markets | 29 Sep 2015: Bear Persists, Market Cap US$57 Million down …

Accra, Ghana Capital Markets in Africa  —  On Tuesday, Ghanaian equity markets continued the bearish mood, as a result equities market capitalization lost GHS 214 million (about US$ 57 million) to close at GHS 62,115.13 million relative to market capitalization of GHS 62,329.54 recorded at previous trading session. The benchmark composite index sagged by 1.98 percent or 40.3 points to close the day at 1,995.99 points, representing a year-to-date performance 0f -11.68 percent. The financial Index slumped by 2.84 percent or…

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Ghana Equity Markets | 23 Sep 2015: Indices Marginally down, Investors lose US$ 0.2 Mill …

Ghana Equity Markets | 23 Sep 2015: Indices Marginally down, Investors lose US$ 0.2 Mill …

Accra, Ghana Capital Markets in Africa  —  Ghana Stock Exchange equity markets continued to stay in the red district at the of Wednesday’s trading session. The equities market capitalization lost GHS 880,000 (about US$ 229,765) to close at GHS 62,339.27 million relative to market capitalization of GHS 62,340.15 recorded at previous trading session. The benchmark composite index lost 0.01 percent or 0.16 points to close the day at 2,039.07 points, representing a year-to-date performance 0f -9.82 percent. The financial Index sagged…

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Meaningful African markets for investment

Meaningful African markets for investment

Africa is not a single investment destination with a single set of standardised risk factors and homogenous potential for reward. Although some high-level similarities are evident, digging into the specifics of certain regions and countries show that Africa is comprised of a range of distinct investment destinations; each with its own attractions, challenges, cultural differences and business practices. Investors looking at Africa for the first time typically look at the largest economies by GDP or…

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Ghana Equity Markets | 22 Sep 2015: Ghana Equity Markets Open lower, Benchmark Index 0.49% lower ..

Ghana Equity Markets | 22 Sep 2015: Ghana Equity Markets Open lower, Benchmark Index 0.49% lower ..

Accra, Ghana Capital Markets in Africa —  On Tuesday, the first trading day of the at the Ghana Stock Exchange ended in negative zone compared to last Friday trading session. The equities market capitalization lost GHS 54 million (about US$14 million) to close at GHS 62,340.15 million relative to market capitalization of GHS 62,394.15 recorded at previous trading session. The benchmark composite index down by 0.49 percent or 9.81 points to close the day at 2,039.23 points, representing a…

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Ghana Equity Markets | 17 Sep 2015: Equity investors on GSE lose US$12 Mill, GSE Composite index 0.41% lower …

Ghana Equity Markets | 17 Sep 2015: Equity investors on GSE lose US$12 Mill, GSE Composite index 0.41% lower …

Accra, Ghana Capital Markets in Africa —  The Ghana Equity markets continued to stay in the red zone at the end of Thursday’s trading session. The equities market capitalization lost GHS 46.50 million (about US$12 million) to close at GHS 62,464 million relative to market capitalization of GHS 62,510 recorded at previous trading session. The benchmark composite index plunged by 0.41 percent or 8.53 points to close the day at 2,061.96 points, representing a year-to-date performance 0f -8.80 percent….

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Ghana Equity Markets | 16 Sep 2015: Ghana equities continue to bleed, indices lower, investors unhappy …

Ghana Equity Markets | 16 Sep 2015: Ghana equities continue to bleed, indices lower, investors unhappy …

Accra, Ghana Capital Markets in Africa —  At the end of today’s equity trading session, the equities market capitalization lost GHS 16 million (about US$4.2 million) to close at GHS 62,510 million relative to market capitalization of GHS 62,526 recorded at previous trading session. The benchmark composite index sagged by 0.14 percent or 2.94 points to close the day at 2,070.49 points, representing a year-to-date performance 0f -8.43 percent. The financial Index slumped by 0.25 percent or 9.82 points to trade…

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