Market Insight: March 28, 2013


Africa

•  Zambia holds benchmark interest rate at 9.25% as inflation eases
•  African Union to discuss Kony hunt after Central African coup
•  Egypt court voids prosecutor choice in latest Mursi setback

Nigeria

•  ASI +0.12%, $21.29mill
•  Strong day for banking stocks with the Bank10 Index gaining 1.28%

Kenya

•  NSE20 +1.52%, $9.9mill
•  Kenyan 2012 tourism earnings decline on security concerns

Botswana

•  DCI +21bps, $2mill

Egypt

•  EGX30 +0.67bps, $43mill

Mauritius

•  Semdex +16bps, $1.3mill

South Africa

•  Top40 +61bps, $1.42bn

Zambia

•  LuSE +123bps, $33k

Zimbabwe

•  Ind +40bps, mining -0.11bps, $1.39mill

African Currencies

Country

Notation

Currency

YTD %

South Africa

ZAR

9.29

-8.89

Nigeria

NGN

158.21

-1.30

Kenya

KES

85.60

+0.58

Mauritius

MUR

31.20

-2.08

Botswana

BWP

8.26

+6.16

Tanzania

TZS

1615.00

-1.86

Uganda

UGX

2598.40

+3.05

Rwanda

RWF

635.68

-0.66

Ghana

GHS

1.94

-1.86

BRVM

XOF

515.56

-3.19

Egypt

EGP

6.79

-6.41

Morocco

MAD

8.68

-2.54

Tunisia

TND

1.59

-2.80

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