Market Insight: August 14, 2012


African Currencies as at approximately GMT 16:30

 
Country
Notation
Currency
 
South Africa
ZAR
8.1542
 
Nigeria
NGN
157.80
 
Kenya
KES
83.60
 
Mauritius
MUR
30.35
 
Botswana
BWP
7.6658
 
Tanzania
TZS
1575.00
 
Uganda
UGX
2480.00
 
Rwanda
RWF
613.4700
 
Ghana
GHS
1.9527
 
BRVM
XOF
533.6001
 
Egypt
EGP
6.0748
 
Morocco
MAD
8.9394
 
Tunisia
TND
1.6192

Africa

•  ASI +15bps, $10.33mill. Activity still quiet with focus still firmly on the banks
•  Nigeria’s $500mill Eurobond yields fall to record lows after oil continues to rise

Nigeria

•  NSE20 -1.01%, $1.59mill
•  KCB to issue 1.6mill shares for employees under its share option plan

Kenya

•  NSE20 -1.01%, $1.59mill
•  KCB to issue 1.6mill shares for employees under its share option plan

Botswana

•  DCI +8bps, $85k

Egypt

•  EGX30 +1.51%, $72mill

Mauritius

•  Semdex -24bps, $557k

South Africa

•  Top40 -43bps, $963mill

Zambia

•  LuSE -1.38%, $41k

Zimbabwe

•  Market closed Monday and Tuesday
 

contacts
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