Market Insight: August 18, 2014


Africa

•  The Botswana central bank kept the benchmark rate at 7.5%
•  Mozambique passes petroleum law and tax break for Eni/ Anadarko

Nigeria

•  ASI -89bps, $16.28mill
•  Very slow day to end the week last Friday

Kenya

•  NSE20 +47bps, $5.7mill
•  Locals continued to dominate proceedings

Botswana

•  DCI -7bps, $1.45mill

Egypt

•  EGX30 -31bps, $95mill

Mauritius

•  Closed on Friday

Zimbabwe

•  Ind -27bps, $2.37mill

African Currencies

Country

Notation

Currency

YTD %

South Africa

ZAR

10.56

-0.70

Nigeria

NGN

162.05

-1.08

Kenya

KES

88.15

-2.10

Mauritius

MUR

30.63

-1.89

Botswana

BWP

8.81

-0.74

Tanzania

TZS

1664.00

-4.45

Uganda

UGX

2605.00

-2.99

Rwanda

RWF

690.50

-2.10

Ghana

GHS

3.85

-38.31

BRVM

XOF

492.66

-2.56

Egypt

EGP

7.14

-2.78

Morocco

MAD

8.35

-2.05

Tunisia

TND

1.71

-4.30

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