Market Insight: April 04, 2013


Africa

•  Uganda holds benchmark rate unchanged at 12% on forecasts that inflation will remain above target
•  South Africa pulls troops out of CAR

Nigeria

•  ASI +0.57%, $40.3m
•  The surge continues as volumes and performance continue to be impressive

Kenya

•  NSE20 -0.22%, $6.6m
•  Some mild profit taking comes into play yet demand for numerous counters still strong

Botswana

•  DCI +0.01%, $1.6m

Egypt

•  EGX30 -2.21%, $37m

Mauritius

•  Semdex -0.28%, $1.3m

South Africa

•  Top40 -1.72%, $1.49bn

Zambia

•  LuSE +0.11%, $2.6k

Zimbabwe

•  Ind +0.28%, Mining +0.92%, $3.34m

African Currencies

Country

Notation

Currency

YTD %

South Africa

ZAR

9.21

-8.00

Nigeria

NGN

158.10

-1.23

Kenya

KES

84.75

+1.59

Mauritius

MUR

30.85

-0.97

Botswana

BWP

8.22

+5.59

Tanzania

TZS

1624.00

-2.40

Uganda

UGX

2595.00

+3.19

Rwanda

RWF

634.00

-0.40

Ghana

GHS

1.94

-1.88

BRVM

XOF

512.88

-2.66

Egypt

EGP

6.81

-6.65

Morocco

MAD

8.64

-2.10

Tunisia

TND

1.59

-2.87

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