Market Insight: Januray 18, 2012


Africa

•  Zambia to sell $1.5bn roads bond as the country starts tolls
•  Ghana starts $595mill sanitation project for Accra

Nigeria

•  ASI +0.77%, 25.15m
•  Bulls continue to dominate the NSE although profit taking on the banks
•  Inflation slows to 12% as flood impact recedes

Kenya

•  NSE20 -0.17%, $6.8m
•  Smalls profit taking evident on good turnover

Botswana

•  DCI +0.01%, $134k

Egypt

•  EGX30 -0.52%, $57m

Mauritius

•  Semdex -0.01%, $1.98m

South Africa

•  Top40 +0.23%, $1.62bn

Zambia

•  LuSE -0.79%, $9k

Zimbabwe

•  Ind +0.91%, Mining -0.01%, $1.53m

African Currencies

Country

Notation

Currency

YTD %

South Africa

ZAR

8.78

-3.58

Nigeria

NGN

157.05

-0.57

Kenya

KES

86.75

-0.75

Mauritius

MUR

30.60

-0.16

Botswana

BWP

7.86

+1.08

Tanzania

TZS

1602.00

-1.06

Uganda

UGX

2663.00

+0.55

Rwanda

RWF

631.28

+0.03

Ghana

GHS

1.91

-0.29

BRVM

XOF

493.46

+1.18

Egypt

EGP

6.60

-3.58

Morocco

MAD

8.38

+0.93

Tunisia

TND

1.55

+0.53

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