Top stocks to watch this week The market was up by 0.36 per cent last week as investors continued to be drawn by stocks following a good number of strong full-year corporate results as well as dividend declarations by some companies. More annual reports are due this week and next including those of big lenders […]
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Nigeria: Trading in Fixed Income, Currency Markets Slumps to N14trn
Trading in the fixed income and currency (FIC) market has slumped back to declining trend after the December 2021 uptick. The January 2022 report just released by the FMDQ Exchange, Nigeria’s financial markets trading platform, has put transaction volume at N14.13 trillion, 31.21 percent down from N20.54 trillion recorded in December, 2021. This is even […]
Nigeria: Trading in Fixed Income, Currency Markets Slumps to N14trn
Trading in the fixed income and currency (FIC) market has slumped back to declining trend after the December 2021 uptick. The January 2022 report just released by the FMDQ Exchange, Nigeria’s financial markets trading platform, has put transaction volume at N14.13 trillion, 31.21 percent down from N20.54 trillion recorded in December, 2021. This is even […]
Mixed sentiment trails equities market
As investors react to GDP, earnings results STOCK market investors have continued repositioning their portfolios following the release of a positive Gross Domestic Product, GDP, last Thursday showing fourth quarter 2021 economic growth at 4.0 percent and full year at 3.4 per cent, the highest since 2014. Consequently, the Nigerian Exchange Limited, NGX, All Share […]
Stock Market Close Lower on Profit-taking in Seplat, 17 Others
Kayode Tokede The stock market of the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) yesterday closed transactions on a negative note, as investors’ sell-off in Seplat Petroleum Plc, 17 other stocks down the market by 0.01 per cent. Specifically, the NGX All-Share Index declined by six basis points or 0.01 per cent to close at 47,262.61 basis points […]
MTN Group is the biggest company in West Africa by market capitalization – here’s the Top 30 list
A worker walks past an outlet of South Africa’s MTN Group in Johannesburg, South Africa, February 23, 2016. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo The market cap of the Top 30 companies for January 2022 was US$116bn, up 4.7% in December. BUA Foods (Nigeria) and Access Bank (Nigeria) are new entrants in the Top 30, replacing Jumia Technologies […]
Most valuable commercial banks in Nigeria as of February 2022
Zenith Bank solidified its position as the most capitalized financial institution listed on the Nigerian equities market, having gained N32.97 billion in the month of February 2022 to close the month at N850.85 billion. This is according to data collected by Nairalytics , the research arm of Nairametrics from the Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX). The […]
MTN Group is the biggest company in West Africa by market capitalization – here’s the Top 30 list
A worker walks past an outlet of South Africa’s MTN Group in Johannesburg, South Africa, February 23, 2016. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo The market cap of the Top 30 companies for January 2022 was US$116bn, up 4.7% in December. BUA Foods (Nigeria) and Access Bank (Nigeria) are new entrants in the Top 30, replacing Jumia Technologies […]
Global Banking & Finance Awards® 2021 – 1
LONDON, ENGLAND, February 23, 2022 /24-7PressRelease/ — Global Banking and Finance Review is privileged to honour those financial institutions who have achieved outstanding results and who stand out in their particular area of expertise in the banking and finance industry. Global Banking & Finance Review would like to congratulate the award winners and look forward […]
Access Bank appoints first female Executive Director
Access Bank Ghana Plc, has appointed its first female Executive Director to lead the bank’s Retail and Digital Operations. Pearl Nkrumah, the newest addition to the nine-member Access Bank Ghana Board, assumed duty early February 2022. Pearl brings a wealth of banking experience to the board, with over twenty-three years’ practice in various capacities in […]