Rockhopper Sinks 15% as Falklands Oil Loses Contractors
Falklands oil developer Rockhopper closed down 15.2% in London on 5 October as operator Navitas moved to replace two contractors...
October 5, 2026Section
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Lima’s Next Mayor Inherits US$1.47 Billion in City Debt
Lima municipal debt of US$1.47 billion awaits Peru's next mayor, as the outgoing mayor says the city is in the...
October 5, 2026
Morocco Stocks Fall 0.83% as Volume Halves
Morocco's MASI fell 0.83% to 17,159.50 on 5 October after a higher open. Turnover halved to US$13 million; the dirham...
October 5, 2026
Egypt Stocks Slip 0.66% on Foreign Selling
EGX30 fell 0.66% to 53,553 on Monday 5 October as foreigners sold about US$10 million of shares. Pound at 52.34,...
October 5, 2026
Kenya Stocks Slip 0.2% as Nation Media Jumps 10%
Kenya's NASI fell 0.18% to 246.88 on 5 October as Nation Media jumped 10%. Turnover reached US$5.3 million before Wednesday's...
October 5, 2026
Nigeria Stocks Dip 0.06%
Nigeria's NGX All-Share Index fell 0.06% to 250,668 on 5 October as volume rose 57%, while the naira held near...
October 5, 2026
Rand Holds at 16.66 as Factory Activity Shrinks
South Africa's rand held near R16.66 per dollar as the PMI fell to 49.0 and petrol hit a record R30.25...
October 5, 2026
Brazil Runoff Odds: Polymarket and Kalshi on Lula vs Flávio
Polymarket gives Flávio Bolsonaro about a 79% chance of beating Lula in Brazil’s 25 October runoff. How the Brazil election...
October 5, 2026
Spain’s Snap Election 2026 and the Latin America Stakes
Spain's snap election 2026 on 29 November follows Pedro Sánchez's housing defeat and could shift migration, investment and EU-Mercosur policy.
October 5, 2026