JSE gets fillip from rand rally
January 13, 2016-The rand rally, which started on Tuesday, continued on Wednesday morning, also pulling the JSE higher.
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Source: FIN24
Africa: It's Not Game Over for Netflix
January 12, 2016--Netflix's global announcement was only a surprise in the scale of its ambition.
In terms of Africa, its entry into South Africa was pre-announced already but its desire to cover the whole continent was more of a surprise. Russell Southwood looks at why Netflix's move is good news and why things won't necessarily all go its way.
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Source: allafrica.com
JSE up on BAT, SABMiller boost
January 12, 2016--New highs reached by British American Tobacco and SABMiller have helped pull the rest of the market higher, despite a big selloff in commodity shares.
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Source: FIN24
Rand rallies to end 7-day losing streak
January 12, 2016--The rand has rebounded, as technical indicators have suggested to some traders that the currency's fall to a record this week was overdone.
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Source: FIN24
Nigeria: Stock Market-Investors Lose Over N233.2 Billion First Day Trading
January 12, 2016--Investors in the Nigerian stock market yesterday suffered another setback as their
investment dropped by over N233.2 billion.
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JSE recovers on day of emerging market turmoil
January 11, 2016--Share prices have recovered from the rand's steep plunge as the unit rallied,
with most major indices back in the black by midday apart from the Financial index.
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Source: FIN24
Why the rand will face more manic Mondays after plunging 9%
January 11, 2016--There's more Monday morning pain to come.
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South Africa: SA's Negative 'Story' Could Bring R19/$-Expert
January 8, 2016--The rand could be between R18.37 and R19 against the dollar by the end of 2016,
Peter Attard Montalto, emerging markets economist at Nomura, said on Friday.
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Source:allafrica.com
African securities exchanges returns 2015 for USD investors
January 7, 2015--USD-based investors had a hard year in Africa in 2015. Out of all the African markets which list
returns in USD, only the regional market Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilières SA (BRVM) had a positive return, with a 6% gain over the year to 31 Dec 2015.
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Source: africancapitalmarketsnews.com
Nigeria: Stock Market-Investors Lose N502.6 Billion in Three Days Amidst Global Fall
January 7, 2016--Global stocks have continued to dwindle as the Nigerian stock market, yesterday, recorded another setback,
with investors recording the highest loss in 13 months with 3.3 per cent to close at 27,180.76 points.
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Source: allafrica.com