Movers & Shakers: September 23, 2015

Botswana: DCI +0.07%, USD 394k

Another relatively decent day in Gaborone as turnover amounted to $394k thanks once again to Letshego as 846k shares traded.

Kenya: NSE 20 -0.11%, USD 2.6m

An absolutely woeful day in Nairobi as interest in the bourse remains non-existent. Outside of some activity in Safcom (+70bps, KES15.10) there was absolutely nothing happening.

Mauritius: Semdex unch, USD 1.78m

A much better day in Port Louis as turnover increased to $1.78m thanks mostly to some solid activity in MCBG as 239k shares changed hands in the name.

Nigeria: ASI +0.38%, USD 21.8m

There was a large cross in Zenith Bank (+6bps, N18.11). Outside of this the market was extremely quiet. Banks shed 66bps for the day and outside of Zenith there was nothing happening in the sector. Consumers gained 100bps although this sector was also dead outside of NB (+4bps, N140.07). There was some action in Wapco (+55bps, N98.00). Please remember that the NSE is closed on Thursday and Friday.

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

Zimbabwe: Industrials -0.77%, USD 49k

An absolutely woeful day in Harare – nothing important to note.

African Currencies

Country

Notation

Currency

YTD %

South Africa

ZAR

13.76

-15.97

Nigeria

NGN

199.05

-7.84

Kenya

KES

105.53

-14.14

Mauritius

MUR

35.50

-10.56

Botswana

BWP

10.49

-9.32

Tanzania

TZS

2165.30

-19.96

Uganda

UGX

3657.50

-24.24

Rwanda

RWF

751.50

-8.21

Ghana

GHS

3.82

-17.71

BRVM

XOF

595.73

-9.00

Egypt

EGP

7.83

-8.71

Morocco

MAD

9.73

-6.71

Tunisia

TND

1.96

-5.00
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