NAIROBI, Aug 25 - The following company announcements, scheduled economic indicators, debt and currency market moves and political events may affect African markets on Tuesday.
GLOBAL MARKETS
Asia's stock markets were mostly higher on Tuesday as investors cheered signs of progress in U.S.-China trade negotiations and following a fresh Wall Street rally.
OIL PRICES
Crude oil prices were mixed on Tuesday as traders weighed massive production cuts in the U.S. Gulf Coast from Tropical Storms Marco and Laura against rising coronavirus cases in Asia and Europe.
SOUTH AFRICA MARKETS
South Africa's rand rallied on Monday, helped by a risk-on mood on global markets after U.S. regulators approved a treatment for COVID-19 patients.
MARKETS
The Kenyan shilling was stable on Monday but was forecast to weaken due to end-month dollar demand from general goods importers as well as those from the energy sector, traders said.
ECONOMY
Nigeria's economy contracted by 6.1% in the second quarter of 2020 from a year earlier, the statistics office said on Monday, with lockdowns in its two main cities and low oil prices taking their toll.
GAS
French oil major Total (TOTF.PA) has signed a security pact with the Mozambique government to protect a $20 billion natural gas (LNG) project being developed in the southern African country, the company said on Monday.
COUP
Talks between West African mediators and Mali's military coup leaders ended on Monday after three days of discussions without any decision on the make-up of a transitional government, a junta spokesman said.
CENTRAL BANK
The International Monetary Fund said on Monday central banks' independence must be maintained, in a statement in response to a change of Zambia's central bank governor.
COAST POLITICS
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara on Monday submitted his application to run for a third term after more protests by opponents who say the constitution forbids him to contest the October election.