NSE consumer goods index declines, what does this mean for equities?
24 August 2019 |
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It has been a mixed week so far at the equities markets, as more half-year earnings trickle in. For a mid-week equities market review, Baba Ibrahim, Managing Director of Mainstreet Securities joins CNBC Africa for more.
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