Market Insight: October 04, 2013


Africa

•  Angola expands infrastructure to boost foreign investment
•  Zambia signs $105m International Development Association loan
•  World Bank says Sub-Saharan African tourism growth key to jobs

Nigeria

•  ASI +0.97%, $30.60mill
•  Another robust day yesterday with a number of large crosses taking place
•  Plane crash kills at least 14 people

Kenya

•  NSE20 +0.16%, $9.0mill
•  Foreign activity in blue chips drove activity yesterday

Botswana

•  DCI -3bps, $17.7mill

Egypt

•  EGX30 +57bps, $52mill

Mauritius

•  Semdex -4bps, $2.55mill

South Africa

•  Top40 +2bps, $1.58bn

Zimbabwe

•  Ind +102bps, mining +48bps, $4.2mill

African Currencies

Country

Notation

Currency

YTD %

South Africa

ZAR

10.06

-15.84

Nigeria

NGN

161.46

-3.29

Kenya

KES

86.45

-0.40

Mauritius

MUR

30.45

+0.33

Botswana

BWP

8.55

+9.89

Tanzania

TZS

1609.00

-1.49

Uganda

UGX

2555.00

+4.80

Rwanda

RWF

664.22

-4.93

Ghana

GHS

2.18

-12.64

BRVM

XOF

484.35

+3.08

Egypt

EGP

6.89

-7.67

Morocco

MAD

8.23

+2.76

Tunisia

TND

1.64

-5.31

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