Market Insight: July 30, 2012


African Currencies as at GMT 15:30

 
Country
Notation
Currency
 
South Africa
ZAR
8.1896
 
Nigeria
NGN
160.3725
 
Kenya
KES
84.25
 
Mauritius
MUR
31.20
 
Botswana
BWP
7.6511
 
Tanzania
TZS
1584.00
 
Uganda
UGX
2480.00
 
Rwanda
RWF
613.0994
 
Ghana
GHS
1.9575
 
BRVM
XOF
532.5701
 
Egypt
EGP
6.0672
 
Morocco
MAD
8.9221
 
Tunisia
TND
1.6116

Africa

•  Zambia’s Central Bank keeps benchmark rate unchanged at 9%
•  Senegal plans power-utility subsidies of 120bn francs ($224mill)

Nigeria

•  ASI +76bps, $8.22mill. Dull end to the week in Naija

Kenya

•  NSE20 -21bps, $4.28mill

Botswana

•  DCI unch, $14k

Egypt

•  Closed today

Mauritius

•  Semdex +25bps, $675k

South Africa

•  Top40 +1.16%, $1.63bn

Zambia

•  LuSE +4bps, $581k

Zimbabwe

•  Ind +35bps, Mining +96bps, $1.4mill
 

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