The domestic equity market index Tuesday continued its bearish run declining by 6.14 basis points to close at to 42388.57 points, down from 42394.71 points traded the previous day. Market capitalisation of listed equities droped slightly by N3 billion or 0.01 per cent to N22.125 trillion from N22.128 trillion reported on Monday. Investors’ traded 275.930 […]
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High cap stocks’ loss pulls market down by 0.12% as Investors lose N29bn
Equities trading at the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) on Monday was bearish as negative outing by some high capitalised stocks pushed the market lower. Specifically, the benchmark index dipped by 0.12 per cent to peg the All Share Index (ASI) at 44,399.66 basis points, bringing both the month-to-date and year-to-date outings to stand at 3.94 […]
Stock Analysts Optimistic Of Market Uptrend This Week
Analysts from securities companies are optimistic of stock market uptrend this week on Dangote Cement Plc shares buy-back programme and positioning for 2021 full year financial results. Analysts Optimism Analysts at Cowry Assets Management Limited say they expect the equities market index to further rise as investors buy more shares, especially Dangote Cement Plc, as […]
Nigeria’s Stock Market Ends Week Negatively As BUA Foods Tops Gainers’ Chart
The Nigerian Stock Exchange ended the week on a negative note as the value of shares traded last week reduced compared to the previous week. The value of shares traded last week dipped to N59.014 billion after investors paid for 2.027 billion shares in 15,750 deals the previous week. Naija News reports that this is […]
Nigerian stocks rally on the back of bank shares’ gains
Nigerian stocks Nigerian stocks rose 0.58 per cent on Tuesday to reverse the loss reported the session before as bank stocks led by Ecobank Transnational Incorporated, GTCO and Access Bank as well as Dangote Sugar. Investors’ stronger risk appetite means trade volume scaled up by 10 per cent. BUA Foods was honoured with a closing […]
Airtel Africa, Oando others lead NGX N450 billion gain
Following gains recorded by many blue-chip companies, especially Airtel Africa and Oando, the equities market sustained a rising profile yesterday, as market capitalisation appreciated further by N450 billion. At the close of trading yesterday, the All-Share Index (ASI), which measures the performance of quoted companies, rose by 450.52 points or 1.0 per cent to 43,476.75 […]
Oando, Medview, Others Worth N109.11bn in Market Cap Fail to Submit FY Results on NGX
NGX Group Kayode Tokede A total of 16 companies worth N109.11billion in market capitalization have failed to comply with post-listing requirements of the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) of filing audited result and accounts at stipulated period, THISDAY investigation has revealed. THISDAY learnt that three out of the 16 companies have not remitted six years results […]
Beware the January Rally
Another January, another rally. Eight of the past 12 years has seen a rally during January. In seven out of eight of those occasions, there was a point, later in the year, when it was possible to buy the market more cheaply. With very few exceptions, it does not pay to chase a January rally. […]
Nigerian Stocks: List of Dividends announced in 2022
As audited accounts start to trickle in, companies will propose dividend payments to their shareholders as recommended by their respective boards of directors. It is also important to track these announcements to know who is eligible to collect the dividend, when it will be approved and when it will be paid. Dividend payment also affects […]
Fidelity Bank, Flour Mills, Oando top stocks to watch this week
Nigerian stocks Nigerian stocks yielded 1.37 per cent in the just concluded week even though trade volume dropped by more than one-fifth. As investors, analysts and market-watchers look forward to release of full-year 2020 financials, the watchword for investors will be stocks with sound fundamentals , capable of delivering strong earnings. PREMIUM TIMES has assembled […]