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Nigeria:Stocks Market Reopens Bullish, Index Rises By 0.4 Percent
October 23, 2018--The bulls upstaged the bears on the equity sector of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) yesterday, following price gains recorded by most blue chips, as the All-share index increased by 0.4 per cent.
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Source: allafrica.com
Global markets tumble amid market pessimism
October 23, 2018--The JSE fell along with other global equity markets amid a stock market tumble led by European and US equities.
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Source: FIN24
Chinese equity rally lifts the JSE
October 22, 2018--The JSE started the week on the front foot as it closed firmer mainly on the back of positive sentiment emanating from Asian markets.
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Source: FIN24
Markets WRAP: Rand and emerging market currencies fail to hold gains
October 19, 2018--The rand and emerging market currencies fall short of the feat displayed earlier this week.
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Source: FIN24
Markets WRAP: Rand steady ahead of Fed minutes release
October 18, 2018--The rand closed at R14.18/$, ahead of the release of the US Federal Reserve Bank's September meeting minutes.
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Source: FIN24
Stocks retreat as global risk-appetite slows
October 18, 2018--The JSE closed weaker on Thursday as it continued to be weighed down by most blue-chip stocks which traded weaker.
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Source: FIN24
Absa Africa Financial Markets Index: Signs of progress amid regional economic weakness
October 18, 2018--Botswana, Kenya and Nigeria have moved up the Absa Africa Financial Markets Index, produced by the Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum, and South Africa remains in top position, supported by strong financial market infrastructure and a robust legal framework. However, South Africa's macroeconomic performance has deteriorated over the past year.
Notably, the country no longer tops the index across all six pillars as it did in 2017, having been overtaken by Kenya on 'access to foreign exchange' and by Nigeria in 'market transparency, tax and regulatory environment'. Nigeria is a new entrant to the top five, as a result of Namibia falling to sixth place from fourth this year.
The five highest ranked financial markets in the 2018 index are: South Africa, which remains in the top position; Botswana, which rose to second place from third last year; Kenya, which climbed two spots on improved access to foreign exchange; Mauritius, which moved down to the fourth place from second last year; and Nigeria, owing to improvements in administrative efficiency and tax incentives that have boosted the country's regulatory environment.
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Source: Absa Bank Limited
JSE closes weaker as stocks erase gains
October 17, 2018--The JSE erased earlier gains to close weaker on Wednesday as blue-chip stocks withered.
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Source: FIN24
Rand 'rides wave' as Turkish lira firms
October 16, 2018--The rand has continued to strengthen on the back of lower-than-expected US retail sales as well as a firmer Turkish lira, firming to a high of R14.28 to the greenback on Tuesday morning
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Source: FIN24
Rand gains on weaker US retail numbers
October 15, 2018--The rand was trading a percent stronger on Monday afternoon.
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Source: FIN24
