Market Insight: October 29, 2012


African Currencies

Country

Notation

Currency

YTD %

South Africa

ZAR

8.64

-6.40

Nigeria

NGN

157.22

+3.23

Kenya

KES

85.20

-0.15

Mauritius

MUR

31.25

-6.08

Botswana

BWP

7.87

+5.31

Tanzania

TZS

1597.25

-0.95

Uganda

UGX

2609.15

-4.95

Rwanda

RWF

626.59

-3.58

Ghana

GHS

1.87

-12.68

BRVM

XOF

509.29

+0.61

Egypt

EGP

6.10

-1.14

Morocco

MAD

8.59

-0.04

Tunisia

TND

1.56

-4.35

Africa

•  AngloGold Tanzania unit may pay $200mill in taxes in 2012 after it pays first full-year corporate tax and a royalty increase

Nigeria

•  Market reopens today after the long weekend break for Eid celebrations

Kenya

•  NSE20 +0.32%, $7.7m
•  Crosses in select names driving market turnover

Botswana

•  DCI +0.30%, $59k

Egypt

•  Reopens today

Mauritius

•  Semdex -0.05%, $1.62m

Zambia

•  LuSE +0.16%, $13k

Zimbabwe

•  Ind -1.12%, Mining +1.63%, $3.13m
 

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