Movers & Shakers: November 29, 2017


Botswana: DCI -0.03%, USD 3.11m

A massive Turnstar cross amounting to $3.1m contributing to 90% of today’s market turnover. BIHL ($265k) and BTCL $42k were the only other names worth a mention on the Gaborone bourse.

Kenya: NSE 20 +1.1%, USD8.3m

A positive start to Uhuru Kenyatta’s second term as president as Kenya Airways (+95%) moved the index higher as it listed additional shares on the bourse after a 2-week suspension. The big four dominated the turnover on the day with all four accounting for a total of 85% of turnover.

Mauritius: Semdex -0.57%, USD 2.28m

Things getting better on the Mauritius bourse as MCBG (-1.9%, Rs265.00) once again dominating the market amounting to over 45% of the market while Rs77m changed hands. SBM (unch, Rs7.70), Sun Resorts (unch, Rs49.00) and Ciel (unch, Rs7.20) all had semi decent days.

Nigeria: ASI +0.55%, USD11.35m

The positive trend in Nigeria continued as the Insurance, Banks and Consumers dominated the gains. NB ($2.6m) and Zenith ($1.9m) dominated the action on the day accounting for a total of 39% of turnover.

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

Zimbabwe: Industrials +5.44%, USD 5.52m

The market turnover increased from yesterday with foreign participation being almost 40% of the buy side and sales 39%. The industrial index extended its growth advancing 19bps to close at 371.03. Econet (117.95c, $1.9m) and Old Mutual (597.86c, $2m) were the main movers on the bouse with a combined total 70% of total market turnover. Delta (192.09c, $621k), Afdis (149.98c, $267k) Seedco (176.44c, $182k) and Inscor (110.00c, $246k) all with decent contributiond to the market.

African Currencies

                       
  AFRICA STOCK EXCHANGE PERFORMANCE     CURRENCIES  
                       
  Country Index 29-Nov-17 YTD %     Country Notation 29-Nov-17 YTD %  
  Botswana DCI 8896.65 -8.29%     Botswana BWP 10.34 3.31  
  Egypt CASE 30 14582.22 18.13%     Egypt EGP 17.75 2.14  
  Kenya NSE 20 3825.47 20.06%     Ghana GHS 4.61 -10.89  
  Malawi MASI 21116.33 58.52%     Kenya KES 103.10 -0.61  
  Mauritius SEMDEX 2198.91 21.60%     Morocco MAD 9.42 7.45  
    SEM 10 418.17 21.19%     Mauritius MUR 33.72 6.66  
  Morocco MASI 12590.16 8.12%     Nigeria NGN 359.25 -12.23  
  Nigeria NSI 37709.20 40.32%     Rwanda RWF 843.10 -2.50  
  Tanzania TSI 3839.95 4.41%     Tunisia TND 2.52 -8.11  
  Rwanda RSI 133.40 4.82%     Tanzania TZS 2,239.43 -2.61  
  Uganda USE ALSI 1770.62 19.85%     Uganda UGX 3,639.59 -1.15  
  Zambia LUSE All Share 5311.18 27.72%     BRVM XOF 553.49 13.81  
  Zimbabwe Industrial Index 371.09 154.87%     South Africa ZAR 13.71 0.23  
    Mining Index 126.71 116.56%     Zimbabwe *OMIR 2.23 63.48  
              *Zimbabwe Old Mutial Implied Rate    

 

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