Market Insight: October 15, 2012


African Currencies

 
Country
Notation
Currency
YTD %
 
South Africa
ZAR
8.6381
-6.36
 
Nigeria
NGN
157.15
+3.28
 
Kenya
KES
85.20
-0.15
 
Mauritius
MUR
31.05
-5.48
 
Botswana
BWP
7.8340
+4.82
 
Tanzania
TZS
1575.00
+0.44
 
Uganda
UGX
2595.00
-4.43
 
Rwanda
RWF
624.8644
-3.32
 
Ghana
GHS
1.8935
-13.41
 
BRVM
XOF
508.6052
+0.04
 
Egypt
EGP
6.0971
-1.07
 
Morocco
MAD
8.5896
+0.03
 
Tunisia
TND
1.5674
-4.42

Africa

•  Ghana Police Kill Chinese Citizen, Detain 100 in Mining Raid
•  Libya’s National Congress Elects Ali Zaidan as Prime Minister
•  Sudan to Export First Shipment of Refined Gold
•  Angola to Start Sovereign Wealth Fund to Ease Economy Risks
•  Zambia Forecasts 2013 Growth of 7% Amid Job-Creation Plans

Nigeria

•  ASI -0.31%, USD 24.26m
•  Gunmen Kill Three in Attack in Nigeria’s Northeastern Maiduguri

Kenya

•  NSE 20 -0.05%, USD 1.97m
•  Kenya Energy Regulator Raises Gasoline, Diesel, Kerosene Prices

Botswana

•  DCI +0.37%, USD 959k

Egypt

•  EGX 30 +339bps, $94m

Mauritius

•  Semdex -0.32%, USD 1.27m

South Africa

•  Top 40 -0.24%, USD 1.09bn

Zambia

•  LuSE -0.01%, USD 185k

Zimbabwe

•  Industrial Index +0.37%, Mining Index unch, USD 3.38m
 

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