Floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange Nigerian stocks depreciated by 0.09 per cent on Tuesday in their worst show since year start as investors dumped food and beverages stocks led by Nestle and Nigerian Breweries, and partial profit-booking weighed. Drop in the share prices of NGX Group and UBA strengthened the loss, with the underwhelming […]
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Exxon Mobil Corp. stock falls Wednesday, underperforms market
Company Close Updates Company Logo Shares of Exxon Mobil Corp. XOM, +4.21% slipped 0.88% to $61.15 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX, +0.92% rising 0.14% to 4,793.06 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.51% rising 0.25% to 36,488.63. This […]
Exxon Mobil Corp. Shares Approach 52-Week High – Market Mover
Exxon Mobil Corp. ( XOM ) shares closed today at 0.4% below its 52 week high of $69.18, giving the company a market cap of $291B. The stock is currently up 12.6% year-to-date, up 62.6% over the past 12 months, and up 1.1% over the past five years. This week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average […]
Stanbic IBTC Holdings to start fintech unit as earnings plunge
Stanbic IBTC Stanbic IBTC Holdings Plc hopes to get the blessings of regulators for the fintech subsidiary it plans to set up any moment soon, the financial services group said on Tuesday. To be christened Stanbic IBTC Financial Services Limited, the fintech firm will emerge at a time of tough luck for Stanbic IBTC Holdings […]
Nigeria: First Bank Gets New Executive Directors
The appointments are subject to the approval of the Central Bank of Nigeria. The board of directors of FBN Holdings Plc, on Wednesday, announced the appointments of three executive directors for its commercial banking arm, First Bank Nigeria Limited. It appointed Olusegun Alebiosu as executive director, risk management and executive compliance officer, while Oluwatosin Adewuyi […]
NGX Rebounds As Indices Rise By N276bn
Nigerian Stock Exchange The Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) reopened in an upbeat yesterday, occasioned by gains in major highly capitalised (high cap) stocks, as market capitalisation appreciated by N276 billion. Specifically, the All-Share Index (ASI) rose by 528.15 points, representing a growth of 1.26 per cent to 42,411.12 points. Accordingly, investors gained N276 billion in […]
2021 FULL YEAR: Stock market growth outpaces economy by 2.04%
STOCK *Investors gain N1.2trn *Analysts predict mixed performance in 2022 By Peter Egwuatu & Nkiruka Nnorom Against the backdrop of marginal economic recovery in 2021, Nigeria’s stock market recorded a slowdown in growth but the performance indices remained in positive territories. Though the sustained positive trajectory in the market was slower compared to that of […]
NGX resumes year upbeat, ASI up by 0.73%
The Nigerian Stock Exchange building (image used for illustration) [Reuters/Akintunde Akinleye] Activities on the nation’s bourse kicked off the first trading session of the year on a positive note due to bargain hunting on BUA Cement. Specifically, the All-Share Index advanced by 309.79 points or 0.73 per cent to close at 43,026.23 against 42,716.44 recorded […]
COVID-19 2020: AIICO Insurance Directors Receive Highest Pay In 30 Years
Babatunde Fajemirokun December 19, (THEWILL) – Directors of AIICO Insurance Plc, one of Nigeria’s topmost insurance firms, received a total emolument of N290.881 million in 2020, the year that COVID-19 spread human suffering and destabilised the global economy in the worst dimension in a century. A study of the firm’s performance records showed that the […]
Cadbury: Severe Competition, Cost of Sales Threatens Profit
Cardbury Nigeria Kayode Tokede With hike in cost of sales and severe competition in the consumer goods sector, Cadbury Nigeria Plc’s profit and dividend payout to shareholders seems threatened in 2021 financial year result and accounts. The company in its nine months ended September 30, 2021 unaudited result and accounts was unable to managed its […]