Movers & Shakers: November 10, 2016


Botswana: DCI unch, USD 140k

An uneventful day in Gaborone.

Kenya: NSE 20 +0.25%, USD 4.8m

KNCB (+0.9%) was the most active name on the day after releasing Q3 2016 results on Tuesday with 3.7m shares changing hands in the name. There was also some action in the usually illiquid Centum (+0.6%) as 2.5m shares traded. The other market heavyweights Safcom (+2.5%), EQBNK (-0.8%) and EABL (-1.1%) were very quiet.

Mauritius: Semdex +0.16%, USD 1.3m

Once again activity was heavily focused on MCBG (unch, Rs217.75). In economic news, the MPC kept the Key Repo Rate unchanged at 4%. Monthly tourist arrivals for October increased +19.6%.

Nigeria: ASI +0.18%, USD 3.1m

GTB ($1.1m) was once again the only name worth mentioning from an activity point of view on another dull day in Lagos. Banking stocks managed to close firmly in positive territory with the sector gaining +3.08% thanks to GTB (+4.65%). Consumer closed -0.47% lower on dire volume.

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

Zimbabwe: Industrials +1.03%, USD 466k

A somewhat quieter day in Harare although the index continues along its merry run thanks to local buyers. The major trades today went through in Old Mutual (322c) with the major names rather quiet.

African Currencies

Country

Notation

Currency

YTD %

South Africa

ZAR

13.95

11.09

Nigeria

NGN

315.47

-36.82

Kenya

KES

101.70

0.59

Mauritius

MUR

35.61

0.68

Botswana

BWP

10.65

5.39

Tanzania

TZS

2194.40

-2.05

Uganda

UGX

3520.50

-4.22

Rwanda

RWF

810.70

-8.10

Ghana

GHS

3.99

-4.64

BRVM

XOF

610.23

1.36

Egypt

EGP

16.50

-52.58

Morocco

MAD

9.92

0.13

Tunisia

TNF

2.27

-9.95

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