Market Insight: September 27, 2013


Africa

•  Zambia inflation eases for second month to 7% in September
•  Somalia pirate risk alive after deadly Kenya mall siege

Nigeria

•  ASI +0.04%, $18.07mill
•  Slow day yesterday with Guaranty Trust Bank ($4.16m) driving activity

Kenya

•  NSE20 +0.37%, $3.9mill
•  Activity dropped off yesterday on the back of reduced foreign participation

Botswana

•  DCI +3bps, $6.7mill

Egypt

•  EGX30 +68bps, $82mill

Mauritius

•  Semdex +6bps, $745k

South Africa

•  Top40 -17bps, $1.03bn

Zimbabwe

•  Ind +34bps, mining +323bps, $4.06mill

African Currencies

Country

Notation

Currency

YTD %

South Africa

ZAR

10.01

-15.36

Nigeria

NGN

161.60

-3.37

Kenya

KES

87.42

-1.51

Mauritius

MUR

30.40

+0.49

Botswana

BWP

8.53

+9.69

Tanzania

TZS

1611.00

-1.61

Uganda

UGX

2575.00

+3.99

Rwanda

RWF

668.21

-5.50

Ghana

GHS

2.18

-12.64

BRVM

XOF

488.72

+2.16

Egypt

EGP

6.89

-7.66

Morocco

MAD

8.30

+1.96

Tunisia

TND

1.65

-5.99

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