Market Insight: October 08, 2012


African Currencies

 
Country
Notation
Currency
YTD %
 
South Africa
ZAR
8.6609
-6.59
 
Nigeria
NGN
157.15
+3.29
 
Kenya
KES
84.80
+0.32
 
Mauritius
MUR
30.65
-4.24
 
Botswana
BWP
7.8524
+5.06
 
Tanzania
TZS
1571.00
+0.70
 
Uganda
UGX
2565.00
-3.31
 
Rwanda
RWF
624.1025
-3.20
 
Ghana
GHS
1.8925
-13.37
 
BRVM
XOF
504.9399
+0.78
 
Egypt
EGP
6.0917
-0.98
 
Morocco
MAD
8.5406
+0.59
 
Tunisia
TND
1.5638
-4.20

Africa

•  Ivory Coast farmers to put pay raise in crop output
•  Ghana’s ruling party woos voters with 8% growth pledge
•  Malawi Centreal Bank maintains benchmark interest rate at 21%
•  Angola’s jump to UN list will help loans, World Bank says

Nigeria

•  ASI -0.01%, USD 18.61mill
•  Nigerian army destroys seven barges used in crude oil theft

Kenya

•  NSE 20 +0.37%, USD 4.92mill
•  Kenya plans new taxes to fund higher wages for Doctors
•  Kenya’s Odinga favoured in presidential vote

Botswana

•  -7bps, $14k

Egypt

•  Closed on Friday

Mauritius

•  Semdex -2bps, $1.2m

South Africa

•  Top 40 +111bps, $1.62bn

Zambia

•  LuSE -4bps, $68k

Zimbabwe

•  Industrial Index +80bps, Mining Index -615bps, $585k
 

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