Buying Interest in MTN Nigeria, 13 Others Lift Stock Market by N24.92bn

Buying Interest in MTN Nigeria, 13 Others Lift Stock Market by N24.92bn

Darasimi Adebisi The Nigeria equities market yesterday sustained prior day’s gains by N24.92 billion, due to buying interest in MTN Nigeria Communications (MTN) and 13 others. At the close of trade, the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) All Share Index (ASI) increased by 47.84 basis points, representing a growth of 0.12 per cent to close at […]

NGX ends August bearish as capitalisation dips further by N56bn

NGX ends August bearish as capitalisation dips further by N56bn

Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX) Transactions on the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) sustained a sliding profile yesterday, to end trading for the month of August lower, as sell-pressure in highly capitalised stocks dragged market capitalisation further by N56 billion. Specifically, at the close of transactions yesterday, the All Share Index (ASI) fell by 107.06 points or […]

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) […]