Market Insight: October 18, 2012


African Currencies

 

Country

Currency

 

Currency

YTD %

South Africa

ZAR

8.5977
-5.89

Nigeria

NGN

157.5250
+3.03

Kenya

KES

85.05
+0.02

Mauritius

MUR

31.15
-5.78

Botswana

BWP

7.8095
+4.49

Tanzania

TZS

1579.00
+0.19

Uganda

UGX

2577.50
-3.78

Rwanda

RWF

625.4270
-3.40

Ghana

GHS

1.8865
-13.09

BRVM

XOF

502.01
+1.35

Egypt

EGP

6.1049
-1.20

Morocco

MAD

8.4983
+1.09

Tunisia

TND

1.5568
-3.77

 

 

 

 

Africa

•  Angola starts sovereign wealth fund with $5bn assets
•  South Sudan says it may resume oil output within six months
•  Rwanda and Uganda supplying Congo rebels with weapons, UN says

Nigeria

•  • ASI +0.31%, $31.6mill
•  • Inflation slows to nine-month low of 11.3%

Kenya

•  NSE20 -0.46%, $4.59mill
•  Uchumi full-year net profit fell 30%
•  Kenya property prices may fall with interest rates, Hass says

Botswana

•  DCI -9bps, $1mill

Egypt

•  EGX30 +185bps, $98mill

Mauritius

•  Semdex +5bps, $2.17mill

South Africa

•  Top40 +82bps, $1.55bn

Zambia

•  LuSE -0.1bps, $29k

Zimbabwe

•  Ind +6bps, mining -91bps, $3.25mill
 

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