NAIROBI, Jan 23 (Reuters) - The following company announcements, scheduled economic
indicators, debt and currency market moves and political events may affect African markets on
Thursday.
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GLOBAL MARKETS
Asian shares and U.S. stocks fell on Thursday as investors
remained anxious about the spread of a new flu-like virus in
China just as millions prepared to travel for the Lunar New
Year. MKTS/GLOB
WORLD OIL PRICES
Oil prices fell to their lowest in seven weeks on Thursday
on concerns that the spread of a newly identified
respiratory virus from China may lower fuel demand at the
same time a report showed oil inventories in the United
States rose last week. O/R
EMERGING MARKETS
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SOUTH AFRICA MARKETS
South Africa's rand firmed more than 1% on Wednesday, helped
by a recovery in demand for riskier assets, while
Dutch-based technology group Prosus PRXJn.J led stocks
lower.
KENYA MARKETS
The Kenyan shilling KES= edged up on Wednesday supported
by inflows from horticulture exports and offshore investors
into government debt, traders said. NIGERIA GAS
Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas has signed a deal with French
energy group Total TOTF.PA for 1.5 million tonnes of LNG
per year, the African producer said on Wednesday.
ZIMBABWE INFLATION
Zimbabwe's central bank governor said on Wednesday annual
inflation was expected to sharply fall to 50% by the end of
this year, as the bank left the main lending rate unchanged
saying it was working to stabilise the exchange rate and
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