Analysis: Indices

South Africa's private sector activity contracts for second month in November, PMI shows

South Africa's private sector activity contracted for the second consecutive month in November driven by sustained falls in output and new business volumes, an S&P Global survey showed on Wednesday. ...

South African rand steady after slight PMI contraction

South Africa's rand was stable on Wednesday after the release of a purchasing managers' index dealing with business conditions, while global investors keep tabs on key U.S. data before the Federal...

Egypt's non-oil private sector sees strongest growth in five years in November, PMI shows

Egypt's non-oil private sector recorded its fastest growth in five years in November, driven by sharp increases in output and new orders, a business survey showed on Wednesday. The S&P...

Gold steady as markets focus on US data; silver eases from record high

Gold prices held steady on Wednesday as traders awaited key U.S. economic indicators to gauge the Federal Reserve's policy direction, while silver pulled back from a new record high. ...

More US soybean shipments to China due to load through mid-December

Shipments of U.S. crops to China are accelerating after a tense tariff war had stalled trade for months, with at least six bulk cargo vessels scheduled to load with soybeans at Gulf Coast terminals...

Qatar cuts Sainsbury's stake to end near two-decade reign as top shareholder

Qatar's sovereign wealth fund plans to reduce its stake in Britain's second-largest supermarket group Sainsbury's by nearly 4%, a term sheet showed on Tuesday, ending its near-two-decade reign as top...

Qatar's wealth fund to cut down stake in British supermarket chain Sainsbury's

Qatar's sovereign wealth fund plans to cut down its stake in Britain's second-largest supermarket group Sainsbury's by offering about 83.6 million shares to the market, a term sheet showed on...

US to announce 'bridge payment' for farmers next week, Rollins says

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said on Tuesday that the Trump administration will announce a bridge payment for farmers next week that is designed to provide short-term relief while longer trade...

TSX opens higher as Scotiabank reports robust earnings

Canada's main stock index opened higher on Tuesday as investors welcomed strong quarterly results from Bank of Nova Scotia, which kicked off the earnings season for domestic banks. At...

Malaysia's Felda, FGV say Terengganu land spat could disrupt operations, impact national output

Malaysia's Federal Land Development Authority and its commercial arm FGV Holdings Berhad said on Tuesday they had been issued an order by Terengganu state to vacate palm oil plantation land there,...

Swiss may need to get used to U.S. tariffs, official says

Switzerland may need to get used to U.S. tariffs, a top Swiss trade negotiator was quoted as saying on Tuesday after the country reached a tariff deal to get parity with the European Union. ...

South Africa's economy slows in third quarter but investment a bright spot

South Africa's economic growth slowed in the third quarter of 2025 as expected, but analysts heralded a pickup in fixed investment for the first time in a year as a bright spot that could lift the...

India's October-November sugar output rises 43% on higher recovery rates

India's sugar production in the first two months of the 2025/26 season, which began on October 1, rose 43% from a year earlier, driven by better recovery rates and faster crushing across major...

South African rand flat after stats agency reports softer Q3 economic growth

The rand traded flat on Tuesday after South Africa's statistics agency reported softer economic growth in the third quarter compared to the previous. At 1507 GMT, the rand traded at...

South Korea headline inflation at 2.4% y/y, bolstering case for rate pause

South Korea's consumer prices rose 2.4% in November from a year earlier, driven by higher food and services costs, bolstering the case for the Bank of Korea to maintain interest rates at the current...

TSX opens lower as investors await bank earnings

Canada's main stock index opened lower on Monday as investors paused after November's strong rally while awaiting a slew of bank earnings later this week. At 9:30 a.m. ET, Toronto's...

Nigeria's economy grows 3.98% in Q3, driven by non-oil sector

Nigeria's economic growth slowed to 3.98% year-on-year in the third quarter, data showed on Monday, as inflation and tight monetary policy weighed on activity. Growth in services and...

Africa nears record $1 trillion in state-owned assets under management

African state-owned institutions are now managing a record $1 trillion in assets, according to a monthly report from sovereign fund tracker GlobalSWF.  Assets managed by public pension...

Canada's Barrick Mining explores IPO of North American assets

Barrick Mining said on Monday it was exploring an initial public offering of a subsidiary that would hold its North American gold assets as bullion prices this year have rallied to record highs. ...