Weekly Economic Index: Decline in the total turn over of shares at the stock market

Weekly Economic Index: Decline in the total turn over of shares at the stock market

The last week of December 2020 was another brief trading week as the federal government of Nigeria declared Monday, 28th December 2020 and Friday, 1st January 2021 as Public Holidays to celebrate Boxing day and the New Year respectively. Meanwhile, a total turnover of 1.806 billion shares worth N25.966 billion in 14,634 deals was traded […]

Banking, oil indices lift Nigeria bourse with investors gaining N65.7bn

Banking, oil indices lift Nigeria bourse with investors gaining N65.7bn

By Charles Abuede Persistent buying sentiment aided the positive performance witnessed in Thursday’s session at the Nigerian Stock Exchange, particularly in the oil & gas and banking sectors. At the close of trading, the domestic equities market sustained the previous day’s gain, rising 31 basis points to settle at 40,490.85 points. The positive performance was […]

Access Bank, GTBank Join Growth Index as NSE Review Market Indices

Access Bank, GTBank Join Growth Index as NSE Review Market Indices

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has made its annual full year review of the market indices which includes: the NSE 30, NSE Lotus Islamic, NSE Pension, Corporate Governance Index, Afrinvest Bank Value Index, Afrinvest Dividend Yield Index, Meristem Growth Index, Meristem Value Index and the five sectoral indices comprising the NSE Banking, NSE Insurance, NSE […]

Tanzania: Banks Deposits Increase By Over 10 Per Cent

Tanzania: Banks Deposits Increase By Over 10 Per Cent

THE deposits mobilized by banks in the country increased by 10.1 per cent to 21.41tri/- in quarter ending September from 19.45tri/- recorded in the corresponding quarter in 2019. According to the Central Bank’s Consolidated Zonal Economic Performance Report the deposits mobilization increased across all zones with the exception of Central and Northern zones. The highest […]