African Markets - Factors to watch on Nov 11

Nov 11 (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 stocks rose for a fourth day on Wednesday as reports showed Chinese factory output jumped to a 19-month high in October, while the ailing U.S. dollar hovered near a 15-month low.

The MSCI index of Asia Pacific stocks outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS was up 0.4 percent on Wednesday, with the materials and consumer staples sectors outperforming, while Japan's Nikkei .N225 rose 0.2 percent.[ID:nSP500566]

SOUTH AFRICAN MARKETS

South Africa's rand firmed to a three-week high against the dollar and euro on Tuesday, bolstered by strong commodity prices, while banking shares pulled Johannesburg's bourse up.

The Johannesburg Top-40 index .JTOPI rose 0.1 percent to 23,754.21 points, while the broader All-Share index added 0.12 percent to 26,375.93 points.[ID:nLA708860]