NAIROBI, Oct 29 (Reuters) - The following company announcements, scheduled economic
indicators, debt and currency market moves and political events may affect African markets on
Tuesday.
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GLOBAL MARKETS
Asian shares rose to a three-month peak on Tuesday after
Wall Street hit all-time highs amid hopes of progress in
Sino-U.S. trade talks and for another dose of policy
stimulus from the Federal Reserve this week.
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WORLD OIL PRICES
Oil prices slipped on Tuesday as investors awaited U.S.
crude inventory data for a pointer on oil demand trends,
while concerns about slower economic growth overshadowed
signs of a thawing in the trade war between Washington and
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SOUTH AFRICA MARKETS
South Africa's rand firmed to a new six-week high on Monday
as investors looked beyond an uncertain local and global
backdrop and kept buying the high-yielding currency, while
stocks rose, led by chemicals firm Sasol.
KENYA MARKETS
The Kenyan shilling KES= was stable against the dollar on
Monday supported by inflows from horticulture exports and
offshore investors buying government debt, traders said.
KENYA POWER
KenGen KEGN.NR , Kenya's biggest electricity producer, will
delay by a month the publication of its financial results
for the year ended June, the company said over the weekend.
KENYA INVESTMENT
Kenyan food distribution start-up Twiga Foods has raised $30
million in debt and equity through a fundraising round led
by Goldman Sachs GS.N , it said on Monday.
SOMALIA OIL
Royal Dutch Shell RDSa.L and Exxon Mobil XOM.N have paid
$1.7 million to Somalia to lease offshore blocks for 30
years, the country's state news agency reported on Friday.
ZIMBABWE AVIATION
Zimbabwe's national airline has resumed flights to South
Africa, the company said on Monday, after a halt last week
when South Africa's state-run airports management firm
barred the airline from using the country's airports over
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