Profit taking depresses ASI further by 0.76% ahead of Easter holiday

Profit taking depresses ASI further by 0.76% ahead of Easter holiday

Nigerian Stock Exchange Analysts optimistic of market rebound on improved earnings Contrary to the significant buying activities witnessed in the previous weeks, the local market was largely dominated by the bears during the week, occasion by profit taking action in major highly capitalised stocks ahead of the Easter holiday. The market opened for four trading […]

Nigerian stock market advances further by 0.53%

Nigerian stock market advances further by 0.53%

Nigerian stock market trading floor brandspur Consequently, the month-to-date and year-to-date losses moderated to 1.3 per cent and 2.4 per cent, respectively. Stock market gain was driven by price appreciation in large and medium capitalised stocks. The include Stanbic IBTC Holdings, MTN Nigeria Communications (MTNN), GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Nigeria, UPDC Real Estate Investment Trust and Lafarge […]

N2.1b ‘debt’: Court blocks five customers’ funds in 24 banks

Our Reporter A Federal High Court in Lagos has restrained Triton Aqua Africa Limited, Bharat Ventures Limited, Globus Resources Limited, Seafood Products Limited and Mr. Ashvin Samtani from accessing their N2,193,610,859.47 billion in 24 banks. Justice Oluremi Oguntoyinbo, who gave the order yesterday, ruled that the interim order subsists pending the hearing and determination of […]

Persistent sell-offs in GTBank, BUACem, Guinness drove the bears on Tuesday as investors lost N78.5bn in post-Easter trading

Persistent sell-offs in GTBank, BUACem, Guinness drove the bears on Tuesday as investors lost N78.5bn in post-Easter trading

Charles Abuede The Nigerian Equities Market started the new week on a bearish note, with traders and investors alike coming back from the short Easter break to extend the persistent bearish run the market has been experiencing into the fourth trading session as investors lost N78.5 billion on the first trading day in April. The […]