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Mugabe's Woes Wipe Out $6 Billion From Zimbabwe's Skewed Stocks

  • Nation’s main equity index dropped 10 percent on Tuesday
  • Investors had bought stocks to hedge against inflation: Exotix
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Malik discusses the political crisis in Zimbabwe and why he says the country faces a constitutional impasse.Source: Bloomberg
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Investors dumped Zimbabwean stocks every day since the military seized power on optimism that 93-year-old President Robert Mugabe will be forced to step down.

The stocks, which are denominated in U.S. dollars and were used to hedge against rising inflation, fell another 10 percent on Tuesday, bringing the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange Industrial Index’s retreat since the army’s takeover on the morning of Nov. 15 to 35 percent.