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Nigeria sells first Islamic bond
September 19, 2013--Nigeria's Osun State has begun offering the country's first Islamic bond, taking a major step towards developing an Islamic finance industry in Africa's most populous nation, bankers said on Thursday.
The issue makes Nigeria the first big economy in sub-Saharan Africa to market a sukuk, although Gambia has been selling small amounts of Islamic bonds for several years.
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Source: FIN24
JSE hits new record on Fed euphoria
September 19, 2013--South African stocks surged to new record highs on Thursday in line with global peers after the U.S. Federal Reserve stunned markets by delaying a pull-back in its stimulus programme.
Gold producers such as AngloGold Ashanti led the local charge as bullion's price leapt over 4% on the Fed move, seen as a positive for the precious metal as its status as an inflation hedge is enhanced by the flow of easy money.
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Source: FIN24
Rand races on Fed stimulus move
September 19, 2013--The rand is trading near four-month highs against the dollar,
buoyed by an unexpected US Federal Reserve decision to keep its asset-buying programme intact.
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Source: FIN24
Rand holds steady ahead of inflation data
September 18, 2013--The rand traded sideways against the dollar early on Wednesday with investors bracing for potentially poor inflation data and the US Federal Reserve's decision on quantitative easing.
At 08:37, the rand was at R9.8045/$, not far off its close in the New York market on Tuesday.
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Source: FIN24
Rand holds steady at five-week highs
September 17, 2013--The rand traded within a few cents of the previous day's five-week highs on Tuesday and should tread in a narrow range in the absence of market-moving data.
By 08:50, the local currency was at R9.8310/$, slipping just 0.3% from Monday's close in New York.
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Source: FIN24
JSE down as gold firms weigh
September 16, 2013--South African stocks ended almost where they started on Monday, as a global stock rally failed to take root in Johannesburg, where gold producers maintained their downward march in the wake of bullion's falling price.
Gold Fields shed 1.8% and Harmony 1.7% as gold's spot price extended a recent decline, losing 1 percent with markets betting the US Federal Reserve will begin tapering its commodity-boosting monetary stimulus as early as this month.
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Source: FIN24
Rand hits 5-week high
September 16, 2013--The rand has touched its strongest level in five weeks amid speculation the US Federal Reserve may keep an accommodative policy stance,
boosting emerging currencies.
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Source: FIN24
Nigeria: Investors Lose N1.3 Trillion Share Value in Three Months
September 16, 2013--The value of shares listed on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) declined by N1.309 trillion in the last three months.
The market capitalization of the equities on the main board reached an all time high of N12.854 trillion on 11th June 2013 to close at N11.545 trillion on 11th September 2013.
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Source: AllAfrica.com
JSE at record highs, retailers shine
September 13, 2013--South Africa's shares closed rebounded on Thursday to hit their second record closing peaks this week as investors moved out of sinking gold producers and into sectors such as retail.
Discount retailer Massmart and generic drug maker Aspen Pharmacare led the upward drive, with both closing around 4 percent higher.
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Source: FIN24
Rand flat, market on edge ahead of Fed meeting
September 13, 2013--The rand held its ground above the psychological 10 mark against the dollar on Friday, but was unlikely to post significant gains due to nervous trade ahead of the US Federal Reserve's meeting next week.
Investors are still unsure whether the world's leading central bank will start to scale back its monthly asset purchases, which have resulted in billions of dollars of cheap money flocking to emerging markets.
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Source: FIN24
