Market Capitalisation Up N2bn as Stock Market Ends Bearish Trend

Market Capitalisation Up N2bn as Stock Market Ends Bearish Trend

Darasimi Adebisi The Nigerian equities market yesterday closed trading activities in the green, to halt the six-days of consecutive bearish trend. The market upturn was due to investors’ renewed buying interest in the Financial and Industrial sectors, as capitalisation gained N2 billion. In summary, the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) All-Share Index (ASI) grew by 4.88 […]

Market Sheds 0.02% as SCOA Nigeria Leads Losers’ Chart

Market Sheds 0.02% as SCOA Nigeria Leads Losers’ Chart

Market Sheds 0.02% as SCOA Nigeria Leads Losers’ Chart By Dipo Olowookere Sustained profit-taking weakened the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited by 0.02 per cent on Monday, leaving the All-Share Index (ASI) down by 6.16 points to 38,915.62 points from 38,921.78 points. Also, the selling pressure further depleted the market capitalisation yesterday by N3 billion to […]

Stock market rebounds as index appreciates by 0.2 per cent

Stock market rebounds as index appreciates by 0.2 per cent

Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX) The Nigerian equities market reversed losses to close in an upward note yesterday, as the All-Share Index appreciated by 0.2 per cent. Specifically, the All-Share Index (ASI) grew by 68.01 absolute points, representing a rise of 0.2 per cent, to close at 39,252.19 points. Similarly, the overall market capitalisation value gained […]

Rivers declares three wanted for harassing contractors

Rivers declares three wanted for harassing contractors

The Rivers State Government has declared three persons wanted for allegedly engaging in criminal activities. According to a government special announcement, the trio were also accused of harassing contractors handling government project in the state. The statement issued on Wednesday was signed by Special Assistant to the Rivers State Governor on Media, Kelvin Ebiri. The […]

Nigerian stocks surge to six-week high, gain N382 billion

Nigerian stocks surge to six-week high, gain N382 billion

Nigerian stocks exchange. Nigerian stocks made a resounding rebound on Wednesday, climbing 1.89 per cent in its biggest performance in many days, which saw equities generally appreciate by N382 billion. The benchmark index touched its peak since August 19, drawing support from investors’ vast demand for the shares of FBN Holdings, Nestle and Dangote Cement. […]

Stocks worth over one trillion maintain N13.84 trillion market capitalization from previous week

Stocks worth over one trillion maintain N13.84 trillion market capitalization from previous week

SWOOT The bears and the bulls of the combined market capitalization of stocks worth over one trillion (SWOOT) remained at an impasse at the end of the week as they maintained their previous weeks market capitalization of N13.84 trillion. Stocks included in this classification are AIRTELAFRICA, BUA CEMENT, DANGOTE CEMENT, NESTLE and MTNN Plc. MTNN […]