Market Insight: February 17, 2012


Africa

•  Ghana President Mills says inflation lower than 10% is “extremely sustainable”
•  Zimbabwean lenders will be allowed to hold a max of 25% of cash balances offshore, to incease to 30% in June

Nigeria

•  ASI -7bps, $14.55mill. Active day in Lagos with lots of activity in the banks, UBA again very active while banking sector up +1.17%
•  Nigeria increases budget deficit target as fuel subsidy stays

Kenya

•  NSE20 +30bps, $1.4mill. Quiet day with most activity in Safcom, closing unch at 3.30
•  BCBL +4.84% (kes13) after soild results

Botswana

•  DCI unch, $1.5mill. Letshego activity at 140t

BRVM

•  Comp -1bp, BRVM10 -5bps, $742k

Egypt

•  EGX30 -73bps, $111mill

Mauritius

•  Semdex -20bps, $1.1mill

South Africa

•  Top40 -97bps, $1.63bn

Zambia

•  LuSE +1.93%, $129k

Zimbabwe

•  Ind +1.03%, Mining +4.88%, $587k
 

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