Market Insight: November 02, 2012

African Currencies

Country

Notation

Currency

YTD %

South Africa

ZAR

8.66

-6.62

Nigeria

NGN

157.55

+3.67

Kenya

KES

85.35

-0.33

Mauritius

MUR

30.95

-5.17

Botswana

BWP

7.86

+5.27

Tanzania

TZS

1602.00

-1.25

Uganda

UGX

2577.50

-3.78

Rwanda

RWF

627.36

-3.70

Ghana

GHS

1.88

-13.16

BRVM

XOF

508.74

-0.03

Egypt

EGP

6.10

-1.22

Morocco

MAD

8.59

-0.05

Tunisia

TND

1.57

-4.64

Africa

•  Uganda seeking private investors to restart Kilembe Copper Mining
•  World Bank sees Tanzania economy growing up to 7% in 2012-14 because of increased public spending and private investment in mining and oil and gas exploration

Nigeria

•  ASI +0.64%, $17.42m
•  After a torrid day to end the previous month, buying activity returned to Lagos, NB the main driver (+5.6%)

Kenya

•  NSE20 -0.34%, $5.21m
•  Nairobi remains active as foreign and local participants both very involved
•  Dock workers at Mombasa port striking, demanding their employment status be made permanent

Botswana

•  DCI -0.03%, $24k

Egypt

•  EGX30 -2.14%, $87m

Mauritius

•  Semdex -0.42%, $2.49m

South Africa

•  Top40 +0.70%, $1.44bn

Zambia

•  LuSE unch, $170k

Zimbabwe

•  Ind +0.84%, Mining -2.19%, $720k
 

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