Zambia

BMI View: It is a mixed picture for sub-Saharan African equities. Over the short term, we have a bullish outlook on South Africa's JALSH and Zambia's Lusaka All-Share Index, a cautious... 2009-10-07

Our bullish view on Sub-Saharan African (SSA) FX has played out well over the past couple of months, with the high-yielders such as the Zambian kwacha and the Ugandan shilling having... 2009-09-29

In late July, we identified the upside potential of several sub-Saharan African currencies, highlighting that appreciation looked likely thanks to improving global risk appetite,... 2009-09-09

Although the Zambian kwacha opened slightly weak on September 2 trading down to ZMK4,640/US$ at one point - off its nine-month high of ZMK4,585/US$ touched the previous day - our... 2009-09-02

Having found support at a near three-year low of 6,074 on May 13, the Botswana Stock Exchange's Domestic Companies Index (DCI) has begun to grind back up. Closing at 6,234 on July... 2009-07-02

The retracement in global equities and commodities - including copper - has certainly clouded the outlook for the Zambian kwacha and undermined our (cautiously) bullish short-term... 2009-06-25

The Zambian kwacha looks good both on a technical and fundamental basis, certainly in the short-to-medium-term. The unit has staged a strong recovery since the lows of February-April... 2009-06-15

The Zambian kwacha looks good both on a technical and fundamental basis, certainly in the short- to-medium-term. Technically, having broken the psychologically-important ZMK5,000/US$,... 2009-06-03

In line with our view expressed on May 15, the Lusaka All-Share Index (LUSI) continued to head up. Closing at 2,324 on May 19, the index has jumped 5.7% in three trading days, extending... 2009-05-20

After a month of consolidation at around the 2,100 level, the Lusaka All-Share Index has bounced 4.9% from its two-year low of 2,096 touched on April 16. Closing at 2,198 on May... 2009-05-15