Market Insight: February 19, 2012


Africa

•  LontohCoal may double size of Hong King listing to $1bn in order to raise money to develop coal operation in Zimbabwe
•  Ghana cedi weakens to lowest in almost 18 years as economic growth increases demand for USD
•  Vodacom’s Congo dispute nearing end

Nigeria

•  ASI -31bps, $5.5mill
•  Inflation slows to 10.3% as strike costs estimated at $1.3bn while normal services at ports and banks resume

Kenya

•  NSE20 +40bps, $1.4mill

Botswana

•  DCI -1bp, $25k

BRVM

•  Comp +27bps, BRVM10 +30bps, $2.2mill

Egypt

•  EGX30 +69bps, $46mill

Mauritius

•  Semdex -45bps, $1.4mill

South Africa

•  Top40 +42bps, $1.64bn

Zambia

•  LuSE +5bps, $27k

Zimbabwe

•  Ind +18bps, mining -1.09%, $846k
 

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