Market Insight: June 13, 2012


African Currencies as at GMT 16:00

 
Country
Notation
Currency
 
South Africa
ZAR
8.4422
 
Nigeria
NGN
162.645
 
Kenya
KES
85.45
 
Mauritius
MUR
30.15
 
Botswana
BWP
7.7791
 
Tanzania
TZS
1587
 
Uganda
UGX
2493
 
Rwanda
RWF
609.2114
 
Ghana
GHS
1.9255
 
BRVM
XOF
526.9104
 
Egypt
EGP
6.043
 
Moroccan
MAD
8.8529
 
Tunisia
TND
1.6127

Africa

•  Mozambique Central Bank cuts benchmark rate to 12.5% as inflation slows
•  Bank of Ghana may lift key rate a third time to bolster Cedi
•  Ghana will seek $1.5bn loan for 2012-12 cocoa harvest
•  African Union urges Sudan, South Sudan to accept border proposal

Nigeria

•  ASI +0.27%, $8.41mill
•  Another very quiet day in Lagos as most foreign participants were absent
•  Naira advances as central bank said to sell Dollars

Kenya

•  NSE20 +0.65%, $3.42mill
•  Slight increase in foreign participation yesterday
•  Access Kenya CEO sees first-half earnings growing on higher sales

Botswana

•  DCI unch, $163k

Egypt

•  EGX30 +1.24%, $28mill

Mauritius

•  Semdex -0.17%, $930k

South Africa

•  Top40 +0.76%, $1.49bn

Zambia

•  LuSE +0.61%, $6k

Zimbabwe

•  Ind -0.50%, Mining unch, $2.5mill
 

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