Market Insight: November 29, 2012


African Currencies

Country

Notation

Currency

YTD %

South Africa

ZAR

8.87
-8.85

Nigeria

NGN

157.60
+2.98

Kenya

KES

86.00
-1.08

Mauritius

MUR

30.85
-4.86

Botswana

BWP

7.98
+6.83

Tanzania

TZS

1604.00
-1.37

Uganda

UGX

2688.50
-7.76

Rwanda

RWF

629.69
-4.02

Ghana

GHS

1.90
-14.12

BRVM

XOF

511.04
-0.47

Egypt

EGP

6.10
-1.25

Morocco

MAD

8.61
-0.40

Tunisia

TND

1.58
-5.38

 

 

 

 

Africa

•  Zimbabwe’s Biti decries foreign banks after bill sales fail
•  Congo rebels prepare Goma withdrawal as U.S. presses Rwanda
•  Egypt’s highest court joins protesters in test of Mursi’s rule

Nigeria

•  ASI +0.45%, $7.97mill
•  Things continue to remain dire from a volume perspective as most participants seem happy to sit on the sidelines
•  Nigeria asset sales uncertain after official fired, Rewane says

Kenya

•  NSE20 -0.25%, $3.80mill
•  Activity slowed yesterday with locals sitting on the sidelines
•  Total Kenya reported 243.6m Shilling loss for 9 months to September 30th

Botswana

•  DCI -0.10bps, $587k

Egypt

•  EGX30 -461bps, $70mill

Mauritius

•  Semdex +21bps, $410k

South Africa

•  Top40 -106bps, $1.35bn

Zambia

•  LuSE unch, $686k

Zimbabwe

•  Ind +19bps, mining +286bps, $3.92mill
 

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