• Zimbabwe’s Biti says lack of trust undermining black empowerment
• Tanzania’s gold exports jumped to $2.2bn in November
• West Africa gas reserves may reach 500 trillion cubic feet
• Egyptian security foiled Suez Canal terror plot
• ASI +32bps, $19.04mill
• Rather quiet day on the news front with trading dominated by a few large crosses
• FCMB rallied to close limit up after coming under pressure for the last few sessions
• NSE20 +0.23%, $3.65mill
• Flower export earnings seen falling on stronger Shilling
• Kenya Airways weakens the most in a week on dilution concerns
• DCI +9bps, $23k
• EGX 30 +107bps, $61m
• Semdex +8bps, $279k
• Closed for Human Rights Day
• LuSE -44bps, $1.57m
• Ind +18bps, Mining unch, $768k