Market Insight: January 14, 2014


Africa

•  Madagascar cabinet quits after criticism over living conditions

Nigeria

•  ASI -1.14%, $16.9m
•  Another slow day while banks (-1.24%) and consumers (-2.23%) still on the back foot
•  Central Bank eases rules for trading the slumping naira

Kenya

•  NSE20 +31bps, $3.4m
•  Interest in the Kenyan bourse remains woeful

Botswana

•  DCI +17bps, $98k

Mauritius

•  Semdex +2bps, $870k

Zimbabwe

•  Ind +40bps, $262k

African Currencies

Country

Notation

Currency

YTD %

South Africa

ZAR

11.51

+0.45

Nigeria

NGN

183.50

-0.03

Kenya

KES

91.30

-0.77

Mauritius

MUR

32.15

-1.24

Botswana

BWP

9.53

-1.05

Tanzania

TZS

1724.50

+0.49

Uganda

UGX

2870.00

-3.45

Rwanda

RWF

690.50

-0.10

Ghana

GHS

3.25

-1.23

BRVM

XOF

560.40

-3.26

Egypt

EGP

7.15

+0.01

Morocco

MAD

9.27

-2.10

Tunisia

TND

1.89

-1.74

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