Market Insight: February 20, 2012


Africa

•  Tanzania’s state-owned utility seeks $257mill loan to fund electricity generation
•  Uganda Central Bank expects single-digit inflation in 2012
•  Congo targets economic growth of 6% in 2012
•  SABMiller reports Q3 volume growth mostly due to improved sales in Asia and Africa

Nigeria

•  ASI -37bps, $7.45mill. Vols still subdued as investors digest the year ahead

Kenya

•  NSE20 +10bps, $1.1mill. Local investors accounted for about 80% of days vols as foreign activity still very much muted

Botswana

•  DCI -4bps, $226k

Egypt

•  EGX30 -91bps, $40mill

Mauritius

•  Semdex -6bps, $1mill

South Africa

•  Top40 +13bps, $2bn

Zambia

•  LuSE +1.25%, $226k

Zimbabwe

•  Ind -74bps, Mining +5.92%, $1.2mill
 

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