The NGX closed on a flat note amidst sell-offs and buy-interests as the benchmark All-Share Index (ASI) appreciated by 2 basis points. The NGX ASI closed at 45,939.51 points, to reflect a growth of 0.02% from the previous trading day and a Year-to-Date (YTD) return of 7.55%. Meanwhile, the market capitalization increased by N6.06 billion. […]
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Equities rebound as gains in 20 stocks lifts indices by N6 billion
Gains recorded by many blue chip stocks lifted the Nigerian equities market yesterday, as market capitalisation appreciated by N6 billion. Yesterday, market capitalisation of listed equities increased by N6 billion to N24.755 trillion from N24.749 trillion reported on Monday. Also, the All-Share Index (ASI) appreciated by 11.24 basis points from 45928.27 points traded on Monday […]
Stock Market Advances By N6bn
The Nigerian stock market gained N6 billion, even as Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) maintained status quo. The MPC voted unanimously to maintain the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) at 11.5 per cent at its concluded meeting. Similarly, the Committee also voted to retain the Cash Reserve Requirement (CRR) at 27.5 per cent, liquidity ratio at 30.0 […]
Heineken consolidates market share as it launches takeover bid for Champion Breweries
Champion Breweries has filed a notice of take-over offer by Raysun Nigeria Limited for over 1 billion units of the brewer’s shares. The Offer is in accordance with the directives of the regulator subject to the provisions of Section 131, Part XII of the Investment and Securities Act, No. 29, 2007 (as amended) and Rule […]
Stock Market Crosses N25trn Mark Amid Demand for Airtel Africa, Others
Kayode Tokede The stock market capitalisation of the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) crossed the N25 trillion mark yesterday, supported by foreign investors’ demand for Airtel Africa stock that gained 10 per cent. In summary, the NGX All-Share Index (ASI) grew by 590.48 basis points or 1.29 per cent to close at 46,529.99 basis points from […]
Nigerian Breweries Lists Additional Shares on Stock Exchange
By Dipo Olowookere The Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited has admitted additional shares of Nigerian Breweries Plc on its trading platform, a notice from the exchange has confirmed. The new stocks were issued to shareholders of the brewery giant as part of their dividend payment. They are those who opted to exchange their cash payment for […]
Nigerian stocks slide after sell pressure on Dangote Cement, GTCO
Floor of Nigerian Stock Echange Nigerian stocks contracted 0.34 per cent on Friday, a decline driven by investors showing more willingness to sell shares in Dangote Cement and GTCO (two of Nigeria’s most capitalised companies) than to hold them. Dangote Cement saw depreciation in its shares despite its recent announcement to buy back 170 million […]
Stock Market Gains N1.33trn in First Trading Week
NGX Insurance Kayode Tokede The Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) kicked off the first trading week of 2022 on a positive note as its market capitalisation gained N1.33 trillion. This followed foreign investors’ and high net worth investors’ demand for Airtel Africa Plc, BUA Foods, Lafarge Africa Plc, and FBN Holdings Plc, which pushed market capitalisation […]
Pounds To Naira Official Exchange Rate/ Black Market Rate Today 11 January 2022
This is the news about Pounds to Naira rate at the official and black market exchange rate Today January 11, 2022. Read Naija News update on the official pounds rates as well as Black Market rates, Bureau De Change (BDC) rates, and CBN rates. The official rate today, Tuesday January 11th, 2022, for £1 pound […]
Nigerian billionaires, Dangote, Rabiu, & Adenuga make Forbes’ Africa richest people list
Nigerian billionaires, Aliko Dangote, Abdulsamad Rabiu, and Mike Adenuga were listed in the ranking of richest people in Africa by Forbes, with a joint net worth of $27.6 billion, accounting for 32.5% of the total 18 billionaires on the list. The wealth of African billionaires has grown significantly in 2021 despite the effects of the […]