Movers & Shakers: November 20, 2017


Botswana: No data available at time of writing

Kenya: NSE 20 +1.31%, USD5.35m

A positive day in Kenya as the market closed +1.31%, as none of the big four closing lower on the day with only EABL closing flat. All four names dominated the turnover, accounting for a total of 74% of total market turnover.

Mauritius: Semdex -0.03%, USD 880k

The Semdex weakened with Rs29.9m changing hands geared towards MCBG which was unchanged trading at Rs276.50 accounting for 25% of total market turnover, 70% of which was foreign purchases. NMH was at Rs26.00, Lux traded at Rs63.75 and Attitude Property ended the session at Rs12.05 the initial two were unchanged while the later advanced 2.1%.

Nigeria: ASI +0.24%, USD6.8m

A relatively quiet day in Nigeria as the market closed higher. The Banks led the gains together with the Consumers and insurance sectors. The Oil & Gas sector was lower on the back of FO (-9.73%) while the Industrials closed flat.

Please note that the index figure above is correct at the time of writing.

Zimbabwe: Industrials -10.48%, USD 2.93m

Only one name really worth mentioning on a semi-average day in Harare was Econet (163.98c, $2.92m) accounted for 65.3% of total market turnover all thanks to some enormous crosses. PPC (219.93c, $476k), Seedco (214.75c, $217.39k), Zimre (2.13c, $491k) and Econet (107.30c, $160.95k) the only names to break the $100k mark as uncertainty crept into investor sentiments with the tense political situation in the country surrounding the presidents potential impeachment.

African Currencies

                       
  AFRICA STOCK EXCHANGE PERFORMANCE     CURRENCIES  
                       
  Country Index 20-Nov-17 YTD %     Country Notation 20-Nov-17 YTD %  
  Botswana DCI 8915.17 -8.10%     Botswana BWP 10.49 1.82  
  Egypt CASE 30 13680.50 10.83%     Egypt EGP 17.66 2.65  
  Kenya NSE 20 3779.16 18.61%     Ghana GHS 4.60 -10.56  
  Malawi MASI 20326.52 52.60%     Kenya KES 103.70 -1.19  
  Mauritius SEMDEX 2221.67 22.85%     Morocco MAD 9.44 7.32  
    SEM 10 423.98 22.88%     Mauritius MUR 34.07 5.56  
  Morocco MASI 12631.60 8.48%     Nigeria NGN 359.92 -12.39  
  Nigeria NSI 36792.60 36.90%     Rwanda RWF 852.50 -3.58  
  Tanzania TSI 3829.15 4.11%     Tunisia TND 2.52 -7.86  
  Rwanda RSI 132.32 3.98%     Tanzania TZS 2,238.81 -2.58  
  Uganda USE ALSI 1726.94 16.89%     Uganda UGX 3,638.98 -1.17  
  Zambia LUSE All Share 5019.94 20.71%     BRVM XOF 572.62 10.01  
  Zimbabwe Industrial Index 387.38 166.06%     South Africa ZAR 14.05 -2.19  
    Mining Index 134.37 129.65%     Zimbabwe *OMIR 5.70 3.15  
              *Zimbabwe Old Mutial Implied Rate    

 

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