Sechaba dominated the action on the day, accounting for 99% of turnover, as it closed 3bps lower, dragging the index down 8bps.
The market started the week in negative territory on increased turnover and reduced foreign participation (25%). Equity Bank and Safcom dominated the turnover as they accounted for 36% and 16% of turnover respectively.
The market started the week on a positive note, to close 13bps higher. MCBG and SBMH dominated the action on the day, with both accounting for a total of 71% of turnover.
The market started the week on a negative note, as turnover continued its decline. The Industrials and Oil & Gas indices brought the market lower. Zenith, FCMB and Guaranty were the most active names, accounting for 35% of total market turnover.
Please note that the index figure above is correct at the time of writing.
On a relatively quiet day of trading, Old Mutual was the most active name on the day, accounting for 46% of turnover.
AFRICA STOCK EXCHANGE PERFORMANCE | CURRENCIES | ||||||||||
Country | Index | 5-Feb-18 | YTD % | Country | Notation | 5-Feb-18 | YTD % | ||||
Botswana | DCI | 8725.52 | -1.52% | Botswana | BWP | 9.61 | 2.36 | ||||
Egypt | CASE 30 | 14962.14 | -0.41% | Egypt | EGP | 17.70 | 0.64 | ||||
Kenya | NSE 20 | 3755.77 | 1.38% | Ghana | GHS | 4.48 | 0.67 | ||||
Malawi | MASI | 22260.04 | 3.06% | Kenya | KES | 101.68 | 1.49 | ||||
Mauritius | SEMDEX | 2259.99 | 2.63% | Morocco | MAD | 9.16 | 1.87 | ||||
SEM 10 | 431.78 | 2.36% | Mauritius | MUR | 32.27 | 4.06 | |||||
Morocco | MASI | 13185.28 | 6.35% | Nigeria | NGN | 360.25 | -0.07 | ||||
Nigeria | NSI | 44172.99 | 15.44% | Rwanda | RWF | 847.86 | 0.72 | ||||
Tanzania | TSI | 3873.55 | -1.17% | Tunisia | TND | 2.40 | 2.63 | ||||
Rwanda | RSI | 132.48 | -2.14% | Tanzania | TZS | 2,245.36 | -0.48 | ||||
Uganda | USE ALSI | 2061.86 | 4.26% | Uganda | UGX | 3,631.40 | 0.33 | ||||
Zambia | LUSE All Share | 5480.64 | 2.87% | BRVM | XOF | 539.63 | 4.55 | ||||
Zimbabwe | Industrial Index | 304.20 | -6.70% | South Africa | ZAR | 12.03 | 2.99 | ||||
Mining Index | 128.19 | 130.42 | Zimbabwe | *OMIR | 1.66 | 0.13 | |||||
*Zimbabwe Old Mutial Implied Rate |