Stock Market Decline by N82.83bn on Profit-taking in Dangote Cement, 17 others

Stock Market Decline by N82.83bn on Profit-taking in Dangote Cement, 17 others

Darasimi Adebisi Transactions on the Nigerian equities market yesterday closed the first trading session of the week on a negative note with a decline of N82.83billion as profit-taking dominated all the major sectors. The overall market capitalisation dropped to N20.490 trillion from N20.57trillion it opened for trading, while Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) All-Share Index (ASI) […]

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 […]

Capitalisation hits N20tr as investors gain N476b in a day

Capitalisation hits N20tr as investors gain N476b in a day

Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) The market capitalisation of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) hit N20 trillion at the end of transactions yesterday, as sentiments remained upbeat for the eight successive sessions. At the close of trading, the overall market capitalisation appreciated by N476 billion to close at N20.281 trillion. Similarly, the All-Share Index (ASI) gained […]