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Market Insight: February 20, 2013


Africa

•  Tunisia downgraded by S&P as political tensions hamper growth
•  Zambia’s energy regulator postpones power tariff hearings
•  French nationals, including children taken hostage in Cameroon

Nigeria

•  ASI +0.25%, $22.84mill
•  Nigerian yields drop as inflation falls to lowest since 2008

Kenya

•  NSE20 -0.50%, $8.9mill
•  Housing Finance FY profit rose 19% to 743 Shillings

Botswana

•  DCI +17bps, $431k

Egypt

•  EGX30 -119bps, $65mill

Mauritius

•  Semdex +18bps, $1.4mill

South Africa

•  Top40 +65bps, $1.29bn

Zambia

•  LuSE +60bps, $248k

Zimbabwe

•  Ind +88bps, mining 148bps, $610k

African Currencies

Country

Notation

Currency

YTD %

South Africa

ZAR

8.89

-4.69

Nigeria

NGN

157.35

-0.76

Kenya

KES

87.60

-1.71

Mauritius

MUR

30.67

-0.39

Botswana

BWP

8.01

+3.01

Tanzania

TZS

1621.50

-2.25

Uganda

UGX

2670.00

+0.29

Rwanda

RWF

633.47

-0.32

Ghana

GHS

1.90

+0.05

BRVM

XOF

493.03

+1.26

Egypt

EGP

6.73

-5.46

Morocco

MAD

8.36

+1.08

Tunisia

TND

1.55

-0.14

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