Nigeria:Investors Lose N100 Billion in Three Trading Days
May 23, 2018--The dominance of the bears remains unabated in the equity sector of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), following continued price losses by virtually all the blue chip stocks as investors' wealth depreciated by N100 billion in three trading days.
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Source: FIN24
JSE closes firmer after erasing earlier losses
May 22, 2018--The JSE closed firmer on Tuesday despite briefly trading in the red after opening, with bankers and retailers in particular benefiting from the firmer rand.
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Source: FIN24
Rand at its 'unpredictable best' as it strengthens 1%
May 22, 2018--The local currency started the day on a stronger footing as the dollar receded somewhat from recent highs.
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Source: FIN24
JSE closes flat after erratic session as rand takes a beating
May 21, 2018--The JSE closed flat on Monday after a volatile trading session, which could largely be attributed to the rand's significant weakening against the greenback to a new five-month low.
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Source: FIN24
Rand is back to its bad old ways
May 21, 2018--After outperforming emerging-market peers for much of the year, the rand is now falling as the dollar strengthens.
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Source: FIN24
Rand slumps, JSE down as 10-year Treasury yields blow out
May 18, 2018--The JSE closed weaker on Friday as banks and retailers dragged the local index lower due to the weaker rand.
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Source: FIN24
Rand takes a beating, poses inflation risk
May 18, 2018--A boost in US Treasury yields saw capital move away from emerging markets, and the rand took a knock.
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Source: FIN24
JSE weaker on the back of profit-taking
May 17, 2018--The JSE closed weaker on Thursday, as profit-taking swamped the market following the strong close recorded in the previous session.
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Source: FIN24
JSE firms after Naspers jumps
May 16, 2018--The JSE reversed earlier losses to close firmer on Wednesday, as index heavyweight Naspers catapulted the local bourse.
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Source: FIN24
Kenya: NSE to Pilot Derivatives Market in Six Months
May 16, 2018--The Nairobi Securities Exchange has received approval from the Capital Markets Authority to have a pilot of the derivatives market in the next six months.
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Source: allAfrica.com