Market Insight: July 13, 2012


African Currencies as at GMT 15:30

 
Country
Notation
Currency
 
South Africa
ZAR
8.3522
 
Nigeria
NGN
162.205
 
Kenya
KES
83.83
 
Mauritius
MUR
31.20
 
Botswana
BWP
7.8035
 
Tanzania
TZS
1591.5
 
Uganda
UGX
2478.50
 
Rwanda
RWF
612.9924
 
Ghana
GHS
1.955
 
BRVM
XOF
538.775
 
Egypt
EGP
6.0643
 
Morocco
MAD
9.0215
 
Tunisia
TND
1.6334

Nigeria

•  ASI +1.08%, $10.42mill. For the second day, the strength in UBA and Diamond (only banks to have released H1 results) spur the NSE higher

Kenya

•  NSE20 +15bps, $2.5mill
•  World Bank approves $684mill loan for power project to connect Ethiopia to Kenya’s power grid

Botswana

•  DCI +14bps, $12k

Egypt

•  EGX30 +43bps, $64mill

Mauritius

•  Semdex +1bp, $1.8mill

South Africa

•  Top40 -1.08%, $1.2bn

Zambia

•  LuSE -43bps, $6k

Zimbabwe

•  Ind -47bps, Mining +3.63%, $623k
 

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