Market Insight: September 19, 2013


Africa

•  As expected, Ghana Central Bank maintains 16% benchmark interest rate to support economy

Nigeria

•  ASI -0.24%, $15.86m
•  Another day of the same as trading remains lethargic. Most notable was the rebound in Access (+6%, 9.98) from the previous day’s limit down close, all other banks closing in the red

Kenya

•  NSE20 +0.27%, $6.3m
•  Foreign buying still keeping the momentum going in Nairobi

Botswana

•  DCI -0.01%, $228k

Egypt

•  EGX30 -0.59%, $51.9m

Mauritius

•  Semdex -0.31%, $2.2m

South Africa

•  Top40 -0.87%, $1.2bn

Zimbabwe

•  Ind +0.22%, Mining unch, $1.55m

African Currencies

Country

Notation

Currency

YTD %

South Africa

ZAR

9.83

-13.80

Nigeria

NGN

162.00

-3.61

Kenya

KES

87.50

-1.60

Mauritius

MUR

30.80

-0.81

Botswana

BWP

8.46

+8.72

Tanzania

TZS

1616.00

-1.926

Uganda

UGX

2571.50

+4.13

Rwanda

RWF

659.07

-4.19

Ghana

GHS

2.17

-12.24

BRVM

XOF

494.00

+1.06

Egypt

EGP

6.89

-7.70

Morocco

MAD

8.37

+1.10

Tunisia

TND

1.65

-5.94

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