Market Insight: December 12, 2012


African Currencies

Country

Notation

Currency

YTD %

South Africa

ZAR

8.68
-6.85

Nigeria

NGN

157.40
+3.08

Kenya

KES

85.95
-1.02

Mauritius

MUR

30.90
-5.02

Botswana

BWP

7.89
+5.52

Tanzania

TZS

1600.00
-1.13

Uganda

UGX

2678.00
-7.39

Rwanda

RWF

630.79
-4.23

Ghana

GHS

1.90
-13.50

BRVM

XOF

507.85
-0.18

Egypt

EGP

6.15
-1.97

Morocco

MAD

8.58
+0.23

Tunisia

TND

1.57
-4.76

 

 

 

 

Africa

•  South Africa manufacturing gains 2.5% as strike effect wanes
•  Egypt importing gas for first time as exports disappear
•  Angola oil company Sonangol reports $3.12bn profit
•  South African October mining output fell 7.7% vs a year ago
•  Ghana’s opposition confirms they will contest vote result in court

Nigeria

•  ASI +0.85%, $16.29mill
•  Interest seems to be returning back to the market as the year draws to a close

Kenya

•  NSE20 +0.49%, $10mill
•  Very active day yesterday thanks to crosses in a few of the big names
•  Uchumi shareholders approve rights offer

Botswana

•  DCI -17bps, $770k

Egypt

•  EGX30 +81bps, $26mill

Mauritius

•  Semdex -11bps, $892k

South Africa

•  Top40 +49bps, $1.6bn

Zambia

•  LuSE -3bps, $36k

Zimbabwe

•  Ind -11bps, mining unch, $1.25mill
 

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