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Market Insight: September 13, 2012
African Currencies
|
Country
|
Notation
|
Currency
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
South Africa
|
ZAR
|
8.3545
|
|
|
Nigeria
|
NGN
|
157.95
|
|
|
Kenya
|
KES
|
84.15
|
|
|
Mauritius
|
MUR
|
30.30
|
|
|
Botswana
|
BWP
|
7.7250
|
|
|
Tanzania
|
TZS
|
1570.00
|
|
|
Uganda
|
UGX
|
2503.75
|
|
|
Rwanda
|
RWF
|
615.1575
|
|
|
Ghana
|
GHS
|
1.8975
|
|
|
BRVM
|
XOF
|
510.6599
|
|
|
Egypt
|
EGP
|
6.0938
|
|
|
Morocco
|
MAD
|
8.6194
|
|
|
Tunisia
|
TND
|
1.5742
|
Africa
• Ghana keeps benchmark interest rate unchanged at 15%
• Gold production in Ghana expected to increase by 8% as expansion continues, led by companies like Newmont Mining
• Mozambique cuts interest rate by 1% to 10.5%
Nigeria
• ASI +1.10%, $20.61mill. Activity remains robust while strong performance from the banks pulls the market higher. Dangote Flour released poor 2012 Q1 numbers
• NAHCO (Nigerian Aviation Handling Co) diversifying into power industry with bids for 2 electricity distribution companies
Kenya
• NSE20 +96bps, $7.09mill. Highly active day in Kenya with EABL, Safcom and BCBL driving vols with local funds returning to equities after last week’s rate cut
Botswana
• DCI +16bps, $69k
Egypt
• EGX30 +49bps, $210mill
Mauritius
• Semdex -12bps, $4.8mill
South Africa
• Top40 +86bps, $1.56bn
Zambia
• LuSE -48bps, $184k
Zimbabwe
• Ind +66bps, Mining unch, $2.77mill
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