Market Insight: May 03, 2012


Africa

•  Unganda’s Central Bank keeps lending rate unchanged at 21.2%
•  South Africa’s PMI drops for second month in April as demand falls
•  Egypt clash kills 9, presidential hopefuls suspend campaign

Nigeria

•  ASI +138bps, $30.45mill
•  FBN Q1 2012 PAT +101.56%
•  Guinness 9 month 2012 PAT -24.05%
•  WAPCO Q1 2012 PAT +151.14%
•  Boko Haram threatens news organizations in video

Kenya

•  NSE20 -77bps, $3.30mill
•  Deputy Prime Minister Musalia Mudavadi joined the United Democratic Forum party and declared he will run for president in elections scheduled for March 2013
•  Kenya Pipeline plans 8.4bn Shilling loan

Botswana

•  DCI +3bps, $200k

Egypt

•  EGX 30 -77bps, $59m

Mauritius

•  Semdex +10bps, $700k

South Africa

•  Top40 +27bps, $1.58bn

Zambia

•  LuSE unch, $249k

Zimbabwe

•  Ind -46bps, Mining +12bps, $2.3m
 

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