Market Insight: March 08, 2012


Africa

•  South African business confidence rises to highest in 8 months
•  Zimbabwean ministers postpone meeting on Zimplats stake
•  West African Union to grow slower than forecast on poor crop

Nigeria

•  ASI +46bps, $11.54mill
• Gunmen kill seven in Nigeria’s Northeast, attack police

Kenya

•  NSE20 +50bps, $3.3mill
•  Kenya average benchmark coffee price rose 1.1% at auction
•  Equity Bank is reporting Full Year 2011 results this morning

Botswana

•  DCI -2bps, $22k

Egypt

•  EGX30 +43bps, $140mill

Mauritius

•  Semdex -5bps, $493k

South Africa

•  Top40 +71bps, $1.39bn

Zambia

•  LuSE -6bps, $1.54mill

Zimbabwe

•  Ind -19bps, Mining -143bps, $1.9mill
 

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