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Market Insight: July 23, 2013
Africa
• Sifca Group, Africa’s largest palm-oil refinery, says it plans to spend $417m in next 5 years on plantations and factories
• Zambian SEC Head Mubipe resigns due to conflict of interest
Nigeria
• ASI -0.62%, $16.8m
• Very slow start to the week as interest in July remains light
• Central Bank may lower target range for naira as dwindling forex reserves and falling oil prices undermine Banks ability to halt the currency’s slide
Kenya
• NSE20 unch, $2.8m
• Very slow start to the week at foreign activity drops
• Kenyan government fires National Social Security Fund head Odongo
Botswana
• DCI -0.07%, $41k
Egypt
• EGX30 +0.60%, $74m
Mauritius
• Semdex +0.16%, $720k
South Africa
• Top40 +1.01%, $1.14bn
Zimbabwe
• Ind +0.34%, Mining unch, $800k
African Currencies
|
Country |
Notation |
Currency |
YTD % |
|
South Africa |
ZAR |
9.81 |
-13.64 |
|
Nigeria |
NGN |
161.27 |
-3.17 |
|
Kenya |
KES |
87.25 |
-1.32 |
|
Mauritius |
MUR |
30.95 |
-1.29 |
|
Botswana |
BWP |
8.52 |
+9.53 |
|
Tanzania |
TZS |
1619.00 |
-2.10 |
|
Uganda |
UGX |
2582.00 |
+3.71 |
|
Rwanda |
RWF |
656.92 |
-3.88 |
|
Ghana |
GHS |
2.05 |
-7.32 |
|
BRVM |
XOF |
598.34 |
+0.18 |
|
Egypt |
EGP |
7.00 |
-9.13 |
|
Morocco |
MAD |
8.46 |
-0.05 |
|
Tunisia |
TND |
1.65 |
-6.14 |
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