Market Insight: October 03, 2012


African Currencies

 
Country
Notation
Currency
YTD %
 
South Africa
ZAR
8.36
-3.24
 
Nigeria
NGN
157.4
+3.11
 
Kenya
KES
84.95
+1.4
 
Mauritius
MUR
30.75
-4.55
 
Botswana
BWP
7.7131
+1.19
 
Tanzania
TZS
1576.00
+0.38
 
Uganda
UGX
2562.50
-3.22
 
Rwanda
RWF
623.41
-3.09
 
Ghana
GHS
1.8975
-13.6
 
BRVM
XOF
507.1179
+0.33
 
Egypt
EGP
6.0967
-1.07
 
Morocco
MAD
8.5946
-0.05
 
Tunisia
TND
1.5726
-4.74

Africa

•  IMF: Tanzania economy healthy
•  IMF: boosts Ivory Coast growth 2012 forecast to as much as 8.6%

Nigeria

•  ASI +0.05%, USD 16.23mill
•  Muted start to Q4 in Lagos
•  Gunmen massacre 40 students in Adamawa

Kenya

•  NSE 20 -0.52%, USD 6.80mill
•  Session was dominated by activity in KNCB with 61% of the days turnover
•  Somalia: Kenyan Army Says It Now Controls Kismayo

Botswana

•  Closed Monday and Tuesday

Egypt

•  EGX30 -0.68%, USD 89m

Mauritius

•  Semdex -0.12%, USD 460k

South Africa

•  Top 40 -0.20%, USD 1.5bn

Zambia

•  LuSE +0.56%%, USD 412k

Zimbabwe

•  Industrial Index +0.86%, Mining Index unch, USD 1.1m
 

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