There was finally some form of life in Gaborone thanks to Barclays and FPC as 934k shares and 1.1m shares changed hands in the names respectively.
A much better day on the activity front in Nairobi thanks to some action in EABL (-0.9%) as 2.3m shares changed hands in the brewer. Safcom (unch) sprang back into life as 12.3m shares traded on the day. There was yet again nothing to report on the two major banking stocks as activity remains muted in the names.
It was once again up to MCBG to save the market from any embarrassment on the activity front as 133k shares changed hands in the name.
An impressive day in Lagos thanks to a large cross in Seplat ($28.1m) while there was also some action in NB ($1.8m) and GTB ($1.1m). Banking stocks came under a bit of pressure with the sector falling -0.89% with Zenith (-3.45%) being the major drag. Consumers (+0.31%) closed slightly higher thanks to Nestle (+4.03%). The Nigerian Central Bank left the key interest rate unchange at 14% as expected at the first meeting of 2017.
Please note that the index figure above is correct at the time of writing.
Delta ($224k) was once again the only name with any form of life on the Harare bourse.
Country |
Notation |
Currency |
YTD % |
South Africa |
ZAR |
13.33 |
3.07 |
Nigeria |
NGN |
316.00 |
-0.21 |
Kenya |
KES |
103.95 |
-1.39 |
Mauritius |
MUR |
35.73 |
0.67 |
Botswana |
BWP |
10.48 |
2.03 |
Tanzania |
TZS |
2242.50 |
-2.74 |
Uganda |
UGX |
3590.00 |
0.18 |
Rwanda |
RWF |
817.07 |
0.60 |
Ghana |
GHS |
4.35 |
-2.64 |
BRVM |
XOF |
612.09 |
2.91 |
Egypt |
EGP |
19.01 |
-4.58 |
Morocco |
MAD |
10.00 |
1.32 |
Tunisia |
TNF |
2.30 |
0.56 |