African Markets - Factors to watch on Oct 17
NAIROBI, Oct 17 (Reuters) -The following company announcements, scheduled economic indicators, debt and currency market moves and political events may affect African markets on Thursday.
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EVENTS: *Kenya's Senate is due to vote on whether to remove Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua from office. GLOBAL MARKETS Asian shares gave back early gains on Thursday as a housing policy briefing in China underwhelmed investors, while the dollar stood near 2-1/2 month highs on the prospect of a Donald Trump presidency.nL1N3LT020MKTS/GLOB WORLD OIL PRICES Oil prices rose in early Asian trade on Thursday, paring sharp losses over the past two sessions, after industry data showed an unexpected drop in U.S. crude stockpiles last week.nL1N3LT00WO/R EMERGING MARKETS For the top emerging markets news, double click on nTOPEMRG AFRICA STOCKS For the latest news on South African stocks, click on .J SOUTH AFRICA MARKETS South Africa's rand held onto its gains on Wednesday, as domestic retail sales rose in August, indicating an improvement in consumer sentiment.nL1N3LS0RL NIGERIA PETROLEUM Nigeria's oil regulator has rejected Shell's SHEL.L proposed $1.3 billion sale of its onshore oilfields to Renaissance group because the buyer is not qualified to manage the assets, Lagos-based ThisDay newspaper reported on Wednesday.nL1N3LS0DJ KENYA MARKETS The Kenyan shilling KES= was unmoved against the dollar on Wednesday, data from the London Stock Exchange Group showed.nL8N3LS09Z KENYA DEBT Kenya is in discussions with the United Arab Emirates for a $1.5 billion commercial loan with an 8.25% interest rate and a seven-year tenor, Finance Minister John Mbadi said on Wednesday.nL1N3LS0DC KENYA POLITICS Kenya's senate began impeachment hearings against Kenya's deputy president on Wednesday, hours after a court said the proceedings were constitutional, clearing the way for a vote on his dismissal this week.nL1N3LS074 ETHIOPIA TELECOMS State-owned Ethio Telecom has set a share price of 300 birr ($2.54) for the 100 million shares it plans to sell via the company's mobile payment service prior to a stock market listing, the company's CEO Frehiwot Tamiru said on Wednesday.nL8N3LS1GX UGANDA COFFEE The value of Uganda's coffee exports surged 53.8% in September, compared to the same period a year ago, on the back of a rise in global prices, the state regulator said.nL8N3LS16P SENEGAL ECONOMY The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday said a staff team had visited Senegal to start assessing the implications of data revisions resulting from a government audit of past and current IMF-supported programs.nL1N3LS0ZJ GABON EUROBONDS Gabon's Eurobonds were trading near their highest levels since April after a research note sparked optimism over the government's commitment and ability to repay a maturity due next year, investors told Reuters.nL8N3LS1GZ MOZAMBIQUE ELECTION Mozambique's ruling party Frelimo was leading provisional election results in all 11 provinces on Wednesday, while opposition parties cried fraud and one called for a strike.nL8N3LS0KB For the latest precious metals report click on GOL/ For the latest crude oil report click on O/L |
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