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Nigeria: Local Investors' Participation On NSE Drops to 25 Percent
June 13, 2014--The level of local investors' participation on the Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE,
has continued to shrink since the beginning of the year with their percentage contribution to transactions on the Exchange declining to 24.75 percent as at the end of April 2014.
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Source: AllAfrica.com
Financials back in favour on JSE
June 12, 2014--Financial shares have been back in favour on the JSE as investors look for opportunities in
what many regard as an overvalued market.
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Source: FIN24
Rand ticks up with mine deal on the cards
June 12, 2014--The rand has strengthened against the dollar, extending earlier gains as platinum
companies and miners looked set to reach a deal to end a 20-week wage strike.
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Source: FIN24
Resources push JSE to yet another record
June 11, 2014--Resource shares dominated by major stocks have nudged
the All-share index on the JSE to the new milestone of 51 000.
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Source: FIN24
Rand, bonds weaken on downgrade fears
June 11, 2014--The rand is trading on the back foot, lagging emerging market
peers as a bleak economic outlook and expectations of ratings downgrades apply pressure.
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Source: FIN24
Africa: Investors Target Africa's Hidden Markets
June 11, 2014--THE number of investors from South Africa and other major international centres focused on Africa's hidden markets has increased. This has contributed to a sustained increase in the valuations of some larger stocks, according to Imara Africa Securities.
The hunt for "less obvious, but significant" value opportunities has been spotlighted by Imara Africa Securities, a firm with a growing institutional client-base in view of its network of trading platforms across Africa's frontier markets.
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Source: AllAfrica.com
Big stocks push JSE to new record highs
June 10, 2014--Despite jitters ahead of a review of SA's rating by major credit rating agencies
the All-share index and the Top 40 index both topped the previous day's highs.
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Source: FIN24
Marcus warns on rand as capital flow era ends
June 10, 2014--The rand has eased after Reserve Bank governor Gill Marcus said the outlook for emerging markets
is fragile due to the end of the "era" of abundant capital flows.
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Source: FIN24
Nigeria: Nigerian Equities Close Higher Despite Sell Pressure
June 9, 2014--{This Day]Investors in the Nigerian equities again smiled home last week as the market sustained its positive run despite the huge sell pressure fuelled by profit-taking.
Activities were mixed during the week despite bargain hunters drive to take advantage of stocks with upside potential but currently trading below their value.
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Source: AllAfrica.com
JSE hits record high, tracks global markets
June 9, 2014--South Africa's main stock indices have notched up record highs,
taking their cue from an upbeat tone in major overseas markets.
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Source: FIN24
