Market Insight: November 21, 2012

African Currencies

Country

Notation

Currency

YTD %

South Africa

ZAR
8.87
-8.81

Nigeria

NGN
157.90
+2.79

Kenya

KES
85.55
-0.56

Mauritius

MUR
31.05
-5.48

Botswana

BWP
7.97
+6.66

Tanzania

TZS
1600.00
-1.13

Uganda

UGX
2625.00
-5.52

Rwanda

RWF
629.10
-3.97

Ghana

GHS
1.88
-13.19

BRVM

XOF
514.62
-1.14

Egypt

EGP
6.10
-1.21

Morocco

MAD
8.67
-0.96

Tunisia

TND
1.58
-5.51

Nigeria

•  ASI +0.35%, USD 15.56m
•  Still slow going although the index reclaimed some of the lost points from the previous session.
•  Sinopec Buys $2.5 Billion Stake in Nigerian Field From Total
•  Nigeria Holds Interest Rate at 12% as Floods Spur Inflation
•  Sanusi Calls on Independent Body to Set Nigeria Budget Oil Price

Kenya

•  NSE 20 +0.25%, USD 5.95m
•  Safcom yet again driving turnover, foreigners accounting for 99% of purchasers
•  Kenyan Protests in Garissa Kill One Person, Wound at Least 20
•  Kenyan Voter Support for Odinga Presidency Declines
•  Kenya’s Shilling Heads for Lowest in 5 Months on Dollar Demand

Botswana

•  DCI +0.21%, USD 1m

Egypt

•  EGX -0.07%, USD 63m

Mauritius

•  Semdex +0.05%, USD 1.2m

South Africa

•  Top 40 +0.24%, USD 1.19bn

Zambia

•  LuSE +1.88%, USD 302k

Zimbabwe

•  Ind -0.49%, Mining -2.45%, $760k
 

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