NAIROBI, Feb 5 (Reuters) - The following company announcements, scheduled economic indicators, debt and currency market moves and political events may affect African markets on Friday.
GLOBAL MARKETS
Global shares closed in on their record peak on Friday, with Asian shares taking their lead from Wall Street, as progress in vaccine distribution prompted bets on further normalisation in the global economy and earnings recovery.
WORLD OIL PRICES
Oil prices climbed on Friday to their highest levels in a year, extending a run of strong gains this week, boosted by the continued commitment of producers to hold back crude supply and positive signs of economic growth in the United States.
SOUTH AFRICA MARKETS
South Africa's rand weakened on Thursday, backtracking for the first time this week, as data pointing to an improvement in the U.S. economic outlook lifted the dollar.
CURRENCIES
The Kenyan shilling is seen strengthening slightly against the dollar in the coming week while traders expect the Nigerian naira to weaken.
BUDGET DEFICIT
Nigeria plans to use unclaimed dividends held by companies and dormant bank accounts to finance its growing deficit and revive an economy hobbled by low oil prices, an official said.
SHELL
Royal Dutch Shell RDSa.L needs to take another hard look at its onshore oil operations in Nigeria due to continued problems with theft and sabotage, Chief Executive Ben van Beurden said on Thursday.
MARKETS
Kenya's shilling KES= was steady on Thursday due to subdued importer demand and traders said it was expected to gain ground, helped by dollar inflows from tea and coffee exporters.