Market Insight: February 29, 2012


Africa

•  South African economy expands 3.2%
•  Africa’s budget gap plan lowers rating risk according to Moody’s
•  Namibian budget deficit to narrow to 4.4% of GDP next year

Nigeria

•  ASI -138bps, $16.78mill
•  Nigeria’s biggest biggest monthly inflation jump since 08 means yield rise
•  Gunmen attack police stations, bank in Northeast

Kenya

•  NSE20 +50bps, $1.7mill. Safcom
•  Africa Tea says Kenyan tea auctions to resume tomorrow

Botswana

•  DCI -6bps, $25k

Egypt

•  EGX30 +12bps, $101mill

Ghana

•  $71k

Mauritius

•  Semdex -80bps, $948k

South Africa

•  Top40 +107bps, $1.33bn

Zambia

•  LuSE -41bps, $512k

Zimbabwe

•  Ind -24bps, Mining +460bps, $480k
 

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