Market Insight: December 16, 2014


Africa

•  Zimbabwe November consumer prices fall -0.8% from a year earlier
•  Zambia ruling party fight sent back to the high court

Nigeria

•  ASI -88bps, $16.8mill
•  Slow day yesterday with Banks (-1.45%) and Consumers (-1.58%) still taking strain

Kenya

•  NSE20 -35bps, $11.2mill
•  A few large foreign crosses in EABL drove proceedings

Botswana

•  DCI unch, $15k

Mauritius

•  Semdex -28bps, $1.45mill

Zimbabwe

•  Ind -5bps, $1.88mill

African Currencies

Country

Notation

Currency

YTD %

South Africa

ZAR

11.64

-9.90

Nigeria

NGN

178.75

-10.32

Kenya

KES

90.52

-4.67

Mauritius

MUR

31.50

-4.60

Botswana

BWP

9.50

-7.70

Tanzania

TZS

1723.00

-7.72

Uganda

UGX

2775.00

-8.94

Rwanda

RWF

701.02

-3.57

Ghana

GHS

3.21

-26.13

BRVM

XOF

530.47

-9.48

Egypt

EGP

7.14

-2.76

Morocco

MAD

8.86

-7.72

Tunisia

TND

1.85

-11.09

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