Movers & Shakers: September 26, 2016

Botswana: DCI +0.30%, USD 513k

A rather average start to the week in Gaborone with some action in Sefalana driving proceedings as 355k shares traded.

Kenya: NSE 20 +0.42%, USD 4.1m

A quiet start to the week. The only real excitement today went through in EqBnk with the banking group closing unchanged at KES26.75. There was more mild action in KNCB (-1.9%, KES25.25) and EABL (+40bps, KES285.00).

Mauritius: Semdex +0.01%, USD 530k

A very slow start to the week in Port Louis with NMH the most active stock on the day as 260k shares changed hands.

Nigeria: ASI +0.06%, USD 6.2m

Another quiet start to a week in Lagos while the market remains directionless. Banks closed the session down 34bps although volumes were uneventful across the sector. Consumers did gain 44bps with some mild activity in NB (+1.03%, N145.00) about the only stock worth writing home about.

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

Zimbabwe: Industrials +0.01%, USD 475k

Much of the same in Harare with some activity in Innscor ($460k) the only name worth mentioning.

African Currencies

Country

Notation

Currency

YTD %

South Africa

ZAR

13.64

13.43

Nigeria

NGN

314.50

-36.63

Kenya

KES

101.30

0.99

Mauritius

MUR

35.29

1.59

Botswana

BWP

10.46

7.52

Tanzania

TZS

2181.00

-1.45

Uganda

UGX

3388.00

-0.47

Rwanda

RWF

805.58

-7.52

Ghana

GHS

4.02

-5.40

BRVM

XOF

590.89

4.67

Egypt

EGP

8.88

-11.86

Morocco

MAD

9.71

2.24

Tunisia

TNF

2.20

-7.07
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