The pace at which corporate results for the 2021 financial year were released gained new intensity last week, and the performances of some companies were strongly remarkable attractive enough for investment. At this time of the earnings season when performance is varied and mixed across sectors, analysts advise that investors watch out for stocks with […]
Category: Nigeria Business
Best performing consumer goods stocks in January 2022
At the end of January 2022, the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) ended the month on a positive note amidst buy-interests and sell-pressures as the bulls dominated proceedings to suppress sell-pressures in the market. According to data from the Exchange, the ASI (All share Market Index) appreciated by 9.15% to close the month of January at […]
PRESCO leads decliners as NGX market cap dips by over N20 billion
The NGX closed on a negative note amidst sell-offs and buy-interests as the benchmark All-Share Index (ASI) depreciated by 11 basis points. The NGX ASI closed at 47,279.92 points, to reflect a decline of 0.11% from the previous trading day and a Year-to-Date (YTD) return of 10.68%. Meanwhile, the market capitalization decreased by N26.88 billion. […]
Presco Plc gains N9.5 billion in market value in one day, closes at N104.50 per share
At the end of today’s trading session, Presco Plc’s share price appreciated by 10.00% to close at N104.50 per share, taking the market capitalization from N95.00 billion to N104.50 billion. Presco Plc recorded a gain in share price which can be attributed to investors’ positive sentiment which triggered buy-interests in the shares of the company […]
Okomu, other laggards drive stock market’s negative start to new week
The Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) All Share Index (ASI) decreased to 47,203.39 points from 47,279.92 points while the value of listed stocks dropped to N25.436trillion, from N25.477trillion. Nigeria’s stock market opened this new week on a negative note, driven majorly by declines in prices of Okomu Oil Palm Plc , NEM Insurance Plc, Pharma Deko, […]
Stock Market Down N98bn onSell-off in MTN, Zenith Bank, 31 Others
NGX Group Kayode Tokede Investors’ profit-taking in MTN Nigeria, Zenith Bank Plc, 31 other stocks down the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) by N98billion. The overall market capitalisation value yesterday lost N98 billion to close at N25.289 trillion from N25.387trillion it opened for trading. Consequently, the NGX All-Share Index declined by 180.5 basis points or 0.38 […]
‘Shut up your mouth’ – Eedris Abdulkareem drags Charly Boy over 2004 incident with 50 Cent
Nigerian music stars Eedris Abdulkareem and Charly Boy [Instagram/AbdulkareemEedris] [Instagram/CharlyBoy] Nigerian veteran rapper Eedris Abdulkareem has slammed his colleague Charly Boy over the comments he made about his infamous clash with American rapper 50 Cent in 2004. Charly Boy had taken to his Instagram page where he wrote about the incident. The veteran singer recounted […]
Stock round-up: Investors part with N19.6bn in five days as International Breweries, Japaul Gold lead losers
Investors at the Nigerian capital market parted with N19.614 billion to trade 1.785 billion shares in 27,822 deals this week. This surpassed the N19.08 billion coughed out by investors in exchange for 1.448 billion shares in 22,557 deals last week. Top NGX performing sector The Financial Services Industry was the top trading sector based on […]
Equity Markets: Seeing Past the Corrections
January has seen investors across the world take fright, with equity markets as diverse as the US Nasdaq and those of Russia, Korea and Denmark all correcting. So much for the fear factor. We know that successful investors are not easily scared and that they buy value patiently over time. It appears this has been […]
Investors and Psychology of Earnings Season
Inoni The first quarter of the year is always characterized by announcement of audited financial results by the quoted companies on Nigerian Exchange Group PLC (NGX PLC). One of the key drivers of an efficient market is the availability of authentic and regular information from quoted companies. It is a Post Listing Requirement that a […]