Market Insight: February 03, 2014


Africa

•  The Bank of Zambia kept the policy rate unchanged at 9.75%
•  Ghana plans market makers to boost bonds with live prices

Nigeria

•  ASI -0.07%, $27.1mill
•  Active day to end the week thanks to a few crosses
•  Banks closed slightly higher with the Bank Index gaining 0.04%

Kenya

•  NSE20 -2.11%, $13.9mill
•  Local sellers drove the market lower on Friday with EABL (-6.2%) being amongst the hardest hit

Botswana

•  DCI -5bps, $5.9mill

Egypt

•  EGX30 _42bps, $120mill

Mauritius

•  Closed on Friday

South Africa

•  Top40 -10bps, $2bn

Zimbabwe

•  Ind +33bps, mining unch, $1.75mill

African Currencies

Country

Notation

Currency

YTD %

South Africa

ZAR

11.26

-6.86

Nigeria

NGN

162.45

-1.32

Kenya

KES

86.45

-.17

Mauritius

MUR

30.40

-1.15

Botswana

BWP

9.13

-4.43

Tanzania

TZS

1622.50

-2.00

Uganda

UGX

2474.50

+2.12

Rwanda

RWF

680.50

-0.66

Ghana

GHS

2.45

-3.06

BRVM

XOF

486.33

-1.68

Egypt

EGP

6.96

-0.24

Morocco

MAD

8.29

-1.32

Tunisia

TND

1.60

+2.64

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