Market Insight: July 04, 2012


African Currencies as at GMT 15:30

 
Country
Notation
Currency
 
South Africa
ZAR
8.0847
 
Nigeria
NGN
162.60
 
Kenya
KES
83.90
 
Mauritius
MUR
30.90
 
Botswana
BWP
7.6104
 
Tanzania
TZS
1580
 
Uganda
UGX
2472.50
 
Rwanda
RWF
612.2722
 
Ghana
GHS
1.9475
 
BRVM
XOF
522.9351
 
Egypt
EGP
6.0561
 
Morocco
MAD
8.7832
 
Tunisia
TND
1.5944

Africa

•  Uganda’s Central Bank cuts benchmark interest rate to 19%
•  Congo’s inflation rate fell to 7.61%
•  Barclays, Standard Chartered must sell 51% to black Zimbabweans

Nigeria

•  ASI +55bps, $10mill
•  Jonathan’s agenda for changing Nigeria stymied by scandals

Kenya

•  NSE20 +69bps, $3.69mill
•  Kenya detains four Somali suspects in kidnapping of aid workers cargoes

Botswana

•  DCI +2bp, $57k

Egypt

•  EGX30 +84bps, $101mill

Mauritius

•  Semdex +9bps, $893k

South Africa

•  Top40 +102bps, $1.20bn

Zambia

•  Closed

Zimbabwe

•  Ind -8bps, Mining -17bps, $1.4mill
 

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