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NAIROBI, Dec 5 (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 stocks edged up on Thursday on signs the United States
and China were on track for a preliminary trade deal, though
optimism was tempered by the almost daily shifts in
prospects for defusing the damaging tariff war now in its
second year. MKTS/GLOB
WORLD OIL PRICES
Oil prices edged lower in muted trading on Thursday ahead of
the start of OPEC meetings later in the day, steadying after
the previous session's steep gains on a sharp drop in U.S.
crude inventories and expectations of more output cuts.
EMERGING MARKETS
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SOUTH AFRICA MARKETS
South Africa's rand clawed back some lost ground on
Wednesday with renewed optimism that China and the United
States would strike a trade deal outweighing a surprise
third-quarter contraction in the local economy.
KENYA MARKETS
The Kenyan shilling KES= strengthened against the dollar
on Wednesday supported by tight liquidity conditions in the
local money market and inflows from offshore investors
buying stocks and government debt, traders said.
KENYA ECONOMY
Activity levels in Kenya's private sector were unchanged in
November, as increased sales during a period of good weather
helped boost output while growth in new orders slowed, a
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