The equities market of the Nigerian Exchange Limited sustained its decline for the third straight day as investors lost N24.37bn at the end of trading on Wednesday. The NGX All-Share Index declined by 0.12 per cent, closing at 39204.52 basis points from 39,251.29bps the previous day, while the market capitalisation dropped from N20.45tn to N20.43tn. […]
By Dipo Olowookere The Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited rebounded on Thursday by 0.17 per cent following the rush for Access Bank Plc stocks by investors, especially the dividend hunters. After the close of trading activities on Wednesday, the lender released its much-anticipated earnings for the period ended June 2021 and it proposed the payment of […]
Trading activities on the Nigerian equities market yesterday closed with a decline of N3 billion, to extend the bearish sentiment to two consecutive trading days on sell-off in 15 stocks. Market watchers attributed the decline mostly to sell-off in the financial sectors, as investors lost N54 billion in two trading days. In summary, the All-Share […]
By Dipo Olowookere The bulls extended their stay on the floor of the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited on Wednesday following a 0.12 per cent growth, which was largely driven by MTN Nigeria, GTCO, Oando and Honeywell Flour Mills. Business Post reports that despite the positive outcome of the market, investor sentiment still remained negative as […]
By Dipo Olowookere The volume of transactions witnessed at the local stock exchange last week increased by 312 million units or 30.41 per cent to 1.338 billion units from 1.026 billion units. Business Post reports that these trades were valued at N8.7 billion executed in 19,830 deals compared with the preceding week’s N8.2 billion carried […]
Mixed trading persisted on the Nigerian Exchange Ltd on Tuesday with the indices closing relatively flat with a loss of 0.004 per cent on improved market turnover. Specifically, the All-Share Index shed 1.60 points, representing 0.004 per cent, to close at 39,251.29 from 39,252.89 posted on Monday. Accordingly, month-to-date return and year-to-date loss stood at […]
The Nigerian Exchange (NGX) closed trading on Tuesday in green to halt the six-day consecutive bearish trend with a marginal growth of N3 billion. The market upturn was due to investors’ renewed buying interest in the financial and industrial sectors. Consequently, the market capitalisation inched higher by N3 billion or 0.01 per cent to close […]
Darasimi Adebisi The Nigerian equities market yesterday closed transactions for the first day in the new week on a negative note. The price depreciation was due to investors’ profit-taking sentiments in all the major indices except the consumer goods and banking indices. Consequently, the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) All-Share Index (ASI) dropped by 6.16 basis […]
Investment analysts have said that activities in the nation’s stock market will be bullish this week over positioning by investors in interim dividend stocks. They posited that the market provides ample opportunity for capital gains but advised investors to position in only fundamentally sound stocks. According to analysts at Cowry Assets Management Limited, in the […]
Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX) The Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) extended bearish sentiment to two trading sessions yesterday, as sustained sell-pressure in the shares of many insurance companies dragged the All-Share Index (ASI) further by 0.01 per cent. Specifically, the All-Share Index (ASI) dipped by 5.34 absolute points, representing a marginal decrease of 0.01 per cent […]
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