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
U.S. stock futures, Asian share markets and oil prices
slipped to multi-month lows on Monday on worries
intensifying Sino-U.S. tensions and Washington's new tariff
threats against Mexico could tip the global economy into a
recession. MKTS/GLOB
WORLD OIL PRICES
Oil prices fell more than 1% on Monday, extending losses of
over 3% from Friday, when crude markets racked up their
biggest monthly losses in six months amid stalling demand
and as trade wars fanned fears of a global economic
slowdown. O/R
EMERGING MARKETS
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SOUTH AFRICA MARKETS
South Africa's rand was set to end the month on a weaker
footing after domestic political concerns and the global
trade conflict hurt sentiment, while stocks traded
flat. OIL
Nigeria's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has set
up an interim management team to oversee local oil company
Oando OANDO.LG the financial watchdog said on
Sunday. MARKETS
The Kenyan shilling KES= was barely moved against the
dollar on Friday with inflows from diaspora remittances
closely matching demand for dollars from oil importers,
traders said. MARKETS
The Ugandan shilling UGX= was little changed on Friday and
was expected to weaken on the back of a pick up in demand
for dollars from importers of fuel and other
goods. POLITICS
Sudanese security forces entered the site of a sit-in in
central Khartoum early on Monday amid gunfire, witnesses and
Arab television stations said, in what activists said called
an attempt to disperse the protest outside the Defence
Ministry. CYCLONE
International donors pledged to contribute $1.2 billion to
help rebuild areas and infrastructure destroyed by cyclones
Kenneth and Idai in Mozambique, according to the United
Nations, less than half the amount the government says is
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