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Market Insight: October 09, 2012
African Currencies
|
Country
|
Notation
|
Currency
|
YTD %
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
South Africa
|
ZAR
|
8.8818
|
-8.93
|
|
|
Nigeria
|
NGN
|
157.1375
|
+3.29
|
|
|
Kenya
|
KES
|
84.85
|
+0.26
|
|
|
Mauritius
|
MUR
|
30.80
|
-4.71
|
|
|
Botswana
|
BWP
|
7.9586
|
+6.49
|
|
|
Tanzania
|
TZS
|
1574.00
|
+0.51
|
|
|
Uganda
|
UGX
|
2575.00
|
-3.69
|
|
|
Rwanda
|
RWF
|
624.2898
|
-3.23
|
|
|
Ghana
|
GHS
|
1.8905
|
-13.28
|
|
|
BRVM
|
XOF
|
507.77
|
+0.20
|
|
|
Egypt
|
EGP
|
6.0965
|
-1.06
|
|
|
Morocco
|
MAD
|
8.5788
|
+0.14
|
|
|
Tunisia
|
TND
|
1.5688
|
-4.51
|
Africa
• Blackstone plans to start investing $3bn in energy projects in Africa as demand for power in Africa increases
• BAT Zimbabwe offers 21% stake in effort to meet government equity laws
• IMF lifts Africa’s growth forecast to 5.7% in 2013 as commodity prices rise
Nigeria
• ASI +77bps, $10.45mill. Quiet day in Lagos with US Columbus Day holiday. Earnings season expected to begin later in the week
Kenya
• NSE20 -10bps, $1.83mill
Botswana
• DCI +14bps, $113k
Egypt
• EGX30 -2.42%, $97mill
Mauritius
• Semdex +4bps, $720k
South Africa
• Top40 -55bps, $1.57bn
Zambia
• LuSE unch, $25k
Zimbabwe
• Ind +80bps, Mining +79bps, $1.2mill
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- South Africa +27 11 268 5833
