African Markets - Factors to watch on Nov 5
Nov 5 (Reuters) - The following company announcements, scheduled economic indicators, debt and currency market moves and political events may affect African markets on Wednesday.
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GLOBAL MARKETS
Asian shares dipped on Thursday, and the dollar fell after the U.S. Federal Reserve vowed to keep rates near zero for "an extended period" and said the recovery of the world's biggest economy would be sluggish.
Shares of exporters were hit by Asian currencies' modest gains. The dollar index =USD was flat at around 75.8 but the U.S. currency was quoted at 90.54 yen JPY=, down from 90.75 in late Asian trade on Wednesday, and slipped against other currencies.
Japan's Nikkei .N225 slid 1.4 percent as the yen's advance hurt exporters, but Nissan Motor (7201.T: Quote, Profile, Research) was up 1 percent after soaring sales in China prompted the carmaker to reverse its annual outlook to a profit from a loss. [ID:nT127974]
In Asia, the MSCI index of Asia Pacific stocks traded outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS was down 0.9 percent while the Thomson Reuters index of regional shares was 1.4 percent lower. [ID:nSP187080]
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