Stock index rises 0.3% amid renewed bargain hunting

Stock index rises 0.3% amid renewed bargain hunting

Nigerian Stock Exchange Following renewed bargain hunting embarked upon by stock market investors, transactions on the equity sector of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), closed upbeat yesterday, as the All-share index rose marginally by 0.3 per cent. Specifically, at the close of transactions yesterday, the All Share Index (ASI) gained 96.18 absolute points, representing a […]

Stock market opens September with N4b losses

Stock market opens September with N4b losses

Nigerian Stock Exchange Equity transactions on the floor of the Nigeria Stock Exchange (NSE), reopened September trading on a downward note yesterday, as most highly capitalised stocks recorded price depreciation, causing market capitalisation to plunge by N4 billion. Yesterday, the All-Share Index (NSE-ASI) declined by 10.95 absolute points, representing a decline of 0.03 per cent […]

Weekly Economic Index: CBN fines MTN, oil prices continue to rise

Weekly Economic Index: CBN fines MTN, oil prices continue to rise

On Wednesday, the Nigerian office of African Telecommunications giant MTN was slammed with a huge fine by Nigeria’s apex bank and financial regulator, the Central bank of Nigeria (CBN) for violating extant laws and regulations on foreign exchange in the country. This comes after the CBN ordered an investigation to unearth the inconspicuous aspects of […]

Tantalizers Drop 41.67% To Emerge Worst Performing Stock On NSE In July

Tantalizers Drop 41.67% To Emerge Worst Performing Stock On NSE In July

Floor of Nigerian Stock Exchange Low, medium and high capitalised equities dominated worst performing table on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) for the month of July in percentage terms. Concise News gathered that Tantalizers emerged the worst performing equity in percentage terms with 41.67 per cent. Data obtained from NSE indicated that the stock during […]

Equity market depreciates 0.77% on banks’ stocks slump

Equity market depreciates 0.77% on banks’ stocks slump

Nigerian Stock Exchange Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) huge fines on four deposit money banks over alleged illegal fund repatriation on behalf of MTN Nigeria weighed heavily on the local bourse yesterday, causing the All-share index to slide by 0.77 per cent. The Nigerian Stock Exchange-All Share Index (NSE-ASI) decreased by 272.27 absolute points, representing […]