African Markets - Factors to watch on Dec. 2

Published 02/12/2019, 05:32
Updated 02/12/2019, 05:36
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NAIROBI, Dec 2 (Reuters) - The following company announcements, scheduled economic

indicators, debt and currency market moves and political events may affect African markets on

Monday.

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GLOBAL MARKETS

Global shares rose on Monday and oil rebounded after upbeat

China manufacturing surveys and as investors clung to hopes

Beijing and Washington could reach a compromise in trade

talks. MKTS/GLOB

WORLD OIL PRICES

Oil prices rose more than 1% on Monday as signs of rising

manufacturing activity in China pointed to increasing fuel

demand and hints that OPEC may deepen output cuts at its

meeting this week indicated supply may tighten next year.

EMERGING MARKETS

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SOUTH AFRICA MARKETS

South Africa's rand firmed against the dollar on Friday, but

the currency was stuck in a range as investors sought

clarity on whether a new U.S. law backing Hong Kong

protesters could derail trade negotiations between

Washington and Beijing. NIGERIA OIL

Nigeria is committed to full implementation of agreements

among OPEC and non-OPEC members, its minister of state for

petroleum said on Sunday, ahead of an OPEC meeting in

Vienna. NIGERIA MARKETS

Nigeria's central bank injected $323.5 million and 17.9

million Chinese yuan ($2.5 million) into the currency market

on Friday in an effort to keep it stable and prevent

shortages. MONETARY POLICY

Nigeria's central bank expects to maintain its stable

exchange rate policy in the medium term and keep monetary

policy tight in 2020 to combat inflation and support the

naira amidst slow growth in Africa's largest economy, its

governor said.

KENYA MARKETS

The Kenyan shilling KES= was under pressure on Friday from

end month dollar demand from merchandise importers and the

energy sector, traders said. KENYA INFLATION

Kenya's annual inflation KECPI=ECI jumped in November as

the price of food and alcoholic drinks rose, the statistics

office said on Friday.

KENYA AIRWAYS

The government must move quickly to nationalise Kenya

Airways as regional competitors seeking to carve out market

share pour cash into their national carriers, the airline's

chief executive said.

IVORY COAST POLITICS

Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara said on Saturday he

would run for a third term if his predecessors decided to

compete in the 2020 election, a vote seen as a major test of

stability for the country after two civil wars this century.

NAMIBIA POLITICS

Namibia's incumbent President Hage Geingob has won the 2019

presidential election with 56.3% of the vote, the Electoral

Commission of Namibia (ECN) said on Saturday, surviving the

country's biggest corruption scandal, an economic recession

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