NGX resumes December bearish with N410 bilion decline

NGX resumes December bearish with N410 bilion decline

Following losses suffered by many blue-chip stocks, especially MTN Nigeria and African Prudential, the Nigerian equities market resumed trading for the month of December on a negative note yesterday, as market capitalisation declined by N410 billion. In summary, the All-Share Index (ASI) dipped by 784.89 absolute points, representing a decrease of 1.81 per cent, to […]

Race for telecoms shares lifts Nigerian stocks to near four-year high

Race for telecoms shares lifts Nigerian stocks to near four-year high

Floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange Nigerian stocks hit a new milestone on Monday as a tense investor scramble for the shares of the country’s biggest telecommunications companies – MTN Nigeria (MTNN) and Airtel Africa – catapulted the benchmark index by 2.93 per cent to 43,246.87 points equivalent to a market capitalisation, the peak level […]

Unity Bank, Dangote Sugar Among List of Companies Stocks Underperforming on the Nigerian Exchange

Unity Bank, Dangote Sugar Among List of Companies Stocks Underperforming on the Nigerian Exchange

According to the Nigerian Exchange, there are over 156 listed firms with a total market capitalization of over N21 trillion While some companies’ stocks have made billions for shareholders, many are left to count their losses As the year draws to a conclusion, many people’s prospects of recovering are dwindling, while others will just have […]

Sustained profit-taking drags market capitalisation by N12 billion

Sustained profit-taking drags market capitalisation by N12 billion

Sustained profit-taking by investors on the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX), halted the five consecutive sessions of gains recorded last week, forcing the equities market to close on a downward note yesterday, as market capitalisation dipped by N12 billion. At the close of transactions yesterday, the All-Share Index (ASI) declined by 25.53 absolute points, representing 0.06 […]

Sustained Profit-taking Drags Market Capitalisation By N12bn

Sustained Profit-taking Drags Market Capitalisation By N12bn

Nigerian Stock Exchange Sustained Profit-taking Drags Market Capitalisation By N12bn Sustained profit-taking by investors on the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX), halted the five consecutive sessions of gains recorded last week, forcing the equities market to close on a downward note yesterday, as market capitalisation dipped by N12 billion. At the close of transactions yesterday, the […]